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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 196 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) black (b) home (c) slow (d) big
  2. 2.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) a teacher (b) Kabir (c) an old lady (d) a little girl
  3. 3.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 tree (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a sun
  4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What came up soon?     (a) a big red flower (b) a bird (c) a mango (d) a small green plant
  5. 5.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) Divya (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) Appa
  6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried.     (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) at night (b) early (c) at noon (d) late
  8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    How many flowers did Bela draw?     (a) three (b) four (c) two (d) one
  9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did she have at the end?     (a) one (b) four (c) five (d) three
  10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) took (b) looked (c) broke (d) found
  11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its tail (b) its ears (c) its head (d) its paw
  12. 12.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) four (b) one (c) two (d) three

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. an old lady
  3. a sun
  4. a small green plant
  5. Bela
  6. False
  7. early
  8. three
  9. four
  10. found
  11. its tail
  12. two

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