Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 266 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) fast (c) up (d) soon
2. 2.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 stone (c) a flower (d) a tree
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a bubble
4. 4.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) shiny (b) wet (c) dirty (d) new
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Lata and Sam (c) Lata and Amma (d) Sam and Ravi
6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) fell asleep (c) sang a song (d) cried
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) broke (c) took (d) looked
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the door (c) the bell (d) the phone
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) three (b) five (c) one (d) four
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Sara (b) Pooja (c) the sun (d) Amma
11. 11.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) wet and muddy (c) old and broken (d) clean and shiny
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a paper boat (c) a kite (d) a paper hat

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