Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 142 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a big smile (c) a book (d) some money
3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the zoo (c) to the park (d) to the market
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it began to rain (c) he fell asleep (d) it got sunny
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) her brother (c) Appa (d) Grandma
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) home (c) big (d) black
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) big (d) short
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a tree
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) red and grey (c) black and white (d) orange and pink

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