Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 229 · 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) Zoya (c) Riya (d) Sara
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to eat lunch (b) to help the teacher (c) to read a book (d) to sleep
3. 3.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) dirty and dull (b) old and broken (c) clean and shiny (d) wet and muddy
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) four (c) two (d) one
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the tooth (b) the apple (c) the seed (d) the worm
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a seed (b) a flower (c) a tree (d) a stone
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Lata and Sam (b) the lollies (c) Amma and Appa (d) the shopkeepers
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in her bag (c) in the rain water (d) on the table
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) big (b) slow (c) home (d) black
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a big red ball (c) a white bird (d) a rainbow
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) a chapati (c) a carrot (d) an apple
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) in her bag (b) in a box (c) on the table (d) on the wall

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