Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 354 · 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.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) three (b) four (c) two (d) one
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) four (b) three (c) five (d) six
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) an elephant (c) a monkey (d) a giraffe
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Divya’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s
5. 5.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 seed (b) a stone (c) a tree (d) a flower
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Amma
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Appa (b) Amma (c) her brother (d) Grandma
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) children ran out (c) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed
9. 9.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 tower (d) the brother
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) water (c) milk (d) bread
11. 11.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) the teacher (b) Riya (c) the pencil (d) Amma
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Mohan

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