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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 319 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who gave the puppy milk?     (a) Riya (b) the puppy (c) Kiran (d) Amma
  2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Amma (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
  3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What animal did she see?     (a) a lion (b) a monkey (c) a giraffe (d) an elephant
  4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    Whose tooth was loose?     (a) Rohan’s (b) Amma’s (c) Divya’s (d) Anu’s
  5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) the bag (b) a box (c) the lady (d) a basket
  6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did his sister put on his knee?     (a) some cream (b) a sock (c) a bandage (d) a cap
  7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his cat (b) his dog (c) his ball (d) his box
  8. 8.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) grass (b) leaves (c) bananas (d) fish
  9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her bag (b) her book (c) her pencil (d) her shoe
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

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

    Why did Dev hurt his knee?     (a) he ran (b) he cried (c) he slept (d) he fell
  12. 12.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) two (b) one (c) four (d) three

Answer key

  1. Kiran
  2. Lata and Sam
  3. a giraffe
  4. Divya’s
  5. the bag
  6. a bandage
  7. his cat
  8. leaves
  9. her pencil
  10. its tail
  11. he fell
  12. two

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