Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 315 · 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.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) Riya (b) the teacher (c) the pencil (d) Amma
2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) soon (b) fast (c) late (d) up
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) under the bed (d) in the kitchen
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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 brother (d) the tower
7. 7.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
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the door (b) the phone (c) the alarm (d) the bell
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a ladder
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) grape (c) mango (d) orange
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) five (c) three (d) one
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Sara (c) Lata (d) Riya

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