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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 360 · 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.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What came up soon?
    (a) a small green plant (b) a big red flower (c) a bird (d) a mango
  2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?
    (a) a bird (b) the sun (c) a kite (d) the moon
  3. 3.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 the sand (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in a pot
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?
    (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in the rain water
  5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    Whose tooth was loose?
    (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s
  6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?
    (a) looked (b) found (c) took (d) broke
  7. 7.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?
    (a) food (b) sugar (c) water (d) milk
  8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?
    (a) two (b) one (c) three (d) none
  9. 9.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) late (c) soon (d) up
  10. 10.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) a cap (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a bandage
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?
    (a) Sara (b) Lata (c) Zoya (d) Riya
  12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Who pulled the kite down?
    (a) only Vikram (b) only his sister (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa

Answer key

  1. a small green plant
  2. the sun
  3. in a pot
  4. in the rain water
  5. Divya’s
  6. found
  7. water
  8. one
  9. late
  10. a bandage
  11. Sara
  12. Vikram and his sister

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