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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 269 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag.     (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a tyre (b) a ball (c) a balloon (d) a bubble
  3. 3.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) one (b) three (c) two (d) four
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sank (b) flew up (c) sailed away (d) tore
  5. 5.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) Riya (d) Kiran
  6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) Lata and Amma (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Sam (d) Sam and Ravi
  7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its tail (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its ears
  8. 8.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) soon (c) up (d) fast
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a kite (b) a paper hat (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane
  10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where did Riya look?     (a) on the roof (b) under the bed (c) in the kitchen (d) in the garden
  11. 11.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?     (a) milk (b) sugar (c) water (d) food
  12. 12.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) found (c) looked (d) took

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a balloon
  3. two
  4. sailed away
  5. Kiran
  6. Lata and Sam
  7. its tail
  8. late
  9. a paper boat
  10. under the bed
  11. water
  12. found

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