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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 204 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”?     (a) the teacher (b) Amma (c) the pencil (d) Riya
  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 Kabir carry?     (a) a box (b) the lady (c) the bag (d) a basket
  3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    Who helped his father?     (a) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Thank you!”
  6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    What did they wash?     (a) the dog (b) the car (c) the bus (d) the floor
  7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) grass (b) leaves (c) fish (d) bananas
  8. 8.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) three (d) two
  9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her shoe (b) her bag (c) her pencil (d) her book
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) water (b) bread (c) milk (d) a ball
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What got stuck?     (a) Vikram’s ball (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) his sister

Answer key

  1. Riya
  2. the bag
  3. Faizan
  4. a puppy
  5. “Thank you!”
  6. the car
  7. leaves
  8. two
  9. her pencil
  10. milk
  11. found
  12. Vikram’s kite

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