Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 163 · 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.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Amma’s (c) Divya’s (d) Rohan’s
2. 2.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) black (c) big (d) home
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) one (b) five (c) two (d) three
4. 4.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
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a bubble (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a tyre
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) her brother (b) Amma (c) Grandma (d) Appa
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a lazy lion (c) a big fish (d) a little cat
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) windy (c) cold (d) hot
9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Sonu
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) a little girl
11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the sea (c) in the rain water (d) in her bag
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) on the desk

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