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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 133 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.

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  1. 1.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) three (b) five (c) six (d) four
  2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did she have at the end?     (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) four
  3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Who pulled the kite down?     (a) Vikram and his sister (b) only Vikram (c) Appa (d) only his sister
  4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?     (a) sugar (b) food (c) milk (d) water
  5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) at noon (b) early (c) at night (d) late
  6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the tooth (b) the apple (c) the seed (d) the worm
  7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How many ice lollies did they get?     (a) three (b) two (c) four (d) one
  8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who made the card?     (a) Appa (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Bela
  9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?     (a) Zoya (b) Lata (c) Sara (d) Riya
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who gave the puppy milk?     (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Kiran
  11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What animal did she see?     (a) a lion (b) a monkey (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
  12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Who put a bandage on it?     (a) his mother (b) his sister (c) his teacher (d) his friend

Answer key

  1. five
  2. four
  3. Vikram and his sister
  4. water
  5. early
  6. the tooth
  7. two
  8. Bela
  9. Sara
  10. Kiran
  11. a giraffe
  12. his sister

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