Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 273 · 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.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) one (b) five (c) two (d) three
2. 2.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 shopkeepers (c) Amma and Appa (d) the lollies
3. 3.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
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) read books (c) ran out to play (d) sat down to eat
5. 5.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 brother (b) the box (c) the tower (d) the floor
6. 6.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 small green plant (b) a bird (c) a big red flower (d) a mango
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his knee (c) his hand (d) his head
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the door (c) the bell (d) the alarm
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) Pooja (b) the sun (c) Sara (d) Amma
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to help the teacher (c) to eat lunch (d) to sleep
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) the teacher (c) Meera (d) Meera’s friend

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