Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 341 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was hungry (c) it was dirty (d) it was sad
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) grape (c) mango (d) lemon
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) went home (c) read books (d) ran out to play
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) water (c) bread (d) a ball
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) a little girl (c) a teacher (d) an old lady
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera (b) Meera’s friend (c) the teacher (d) Meera’s mother
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a white bird (c) a rainbow (d) a big red ball
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) fast (b) soon (c) up (d) late
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) a chapati (c) an apple (d) a carrot
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Amma (d) Anu
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) went to sleep (c) laughed and built again (d) shouted at him
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    How was the car at the end? (a) dirty and dull (b) old and broken (c) wet and muddy (d) clean and shiny

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