Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 247 · 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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) dirty (c) new (d) shiny
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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) soon (c) late (d) up
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Lata
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the rain water (c) in her bag (d) in the sea
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Arjun (d) Tiger
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
8. 8.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) Amma (b) Riya (c) the teacher (d) the pencil
9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his cat (b) his box (c) his dog (d) his ball
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the box (b) the floor (c) the tower (d) the brother
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) the puppy (c) Kiran (d) Riya

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