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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 290 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?     (a) Grandma (b) Riya (c) the crow (d) Mohan
  2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”?     (a) the lady (b) Kabir (c) Appa (d) the bag
  3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    Whose tooth was loose?     (a) Amma’s (b) Anu’s (c) Rohan’s (d) Divya’s
  4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Who pulled the kite down?     (a) Appa (b) only his sister (c) Vikram and his sister (d) only Vikram
  5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?     (a) its paw (b) its head (c) its tail (d) its ears
  6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Sorry!”
  7. 7.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 school (c) to the market (d) to the zoo
  8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) water (b) a ball (c) milk (d) bread
  9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) big (b) thin (c) long (d) short
  10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Which word is the opposite of “long”?     (a) thin (b) tall (c) big (d) short
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his box (b) his dog (c) his cat (d) his ball
  12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a bubble (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. Mohan
  2. Kabir
  3. Divya’s
  4. Vikram and his sister
  5. its tail
  6. “Thank you!”
  7. to the zoo
  8. milk
  9. short
  10. short
  11. his cat
  12. a balloon

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