Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 35 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) went home (c) read books (d) sat down to eat
2. 2.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) bananas (c) fish (d) leaves
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) the puppy (d) Kiran
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in the sand (c) in a cup (d) in a pot
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) her brother (c) Grandma (d) Appa
6. 6.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) four (b) two (c) one (d) three
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a lazy lion (c) a big fish (d) a little cat
8. 8.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) wet and muddy (b) clean and shiny (c) old and broken (d) dirty and dull
9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Moti (c) Arjun (d) Sonu
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) big (b) slow (c) black (d) home
11. 11.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) mango (c) grape (d) lemon
12. 12.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 shopkeepers (b) the lollies (c) Amma and Appa (d) Lata and Sam

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