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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 195 · 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.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) a basket (b) a box (c) the lady (d) the bag
  2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev hurt?     (a) his head (b) his knee (c) his nose (d) his hand
  3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    Whose tooth was loose?     (a) Anu’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Amma’s (d) Divya’s
  4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    In “He called”, who is “He”?     (a) the cat (b) Moti (c) Appa (d) Arjun
  5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”?     (a) the plant (b) Aman (c) the gardener (d) Amma
  6. 6.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) one (b) two (c) four (d) three
  7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) two (b) five (c) one (d) three
  8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What did Mohan do at the end?     (a) sang a song (b) cried (c) ran away (d) fell asleep
  9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) fast (b) up (c) soon (d) late
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a kitten (d) a puppy
  11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who was the card for?     (a) Bela (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Amma
  12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) leaves (b) grass (c) bananas (d) fish

Answer key

  1. the bag
  2. his knee
  3. Divya’s
  4. Arjun
  5. Aman
  6. two
  7. one
  8. fell asleep
  9. late
  10. a puppy
  11. Amma
  12. leaves

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