Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 343 · 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.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) Kiran (c) Amma (d) the puppy
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) four (c) one (d) five
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the table (b) on the wall (c) in her bag (d) in a box
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a flower (b) a stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a tree (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a sun
6. 6.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) the lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Amma and Appa (d) Lata and Sam
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the tooth (b) the worm (c) the apple (d) the seed
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 bell (c) the door (d) the alarm
10. 10.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
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) blue and green (c) orange and pink (d) red and grey
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a tree (b) a bag (c) a box (d) a basket

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