Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 222 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Zoya
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) took (c) found (d) looked
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his hand
4. 4.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) three (b) two (c) one (d) four
5. 5.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) clean and shiny (b) old and broken (c) dirty and dull (d) wet and muddy
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a tower of blocks (c) a house of cards (d) a sand castle
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) Meera’s mother (c) Meera (d) the teacher
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the park (b) to the zoo (c) to the market (d) to school
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) light (c) old (d) full
11. 11.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 bird (b) a mango (c) a small green plant (d) a big red flower
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the table (b) in a box (c) in her bag (d) on the wall

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