Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 362 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) went home (c) ran out to play (d) sat down to eat
3. 3.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) one (c) four (d) five
4. 4.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) Bela (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Appa
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Lata
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a sand castle (c) a paper boat (d) a house of cards
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) old (c) full (d) light
8. 8.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 alarm (d) the door
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What came out? (a) the tooth (b) the apple (c) the seed (d) the worm
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) two (c) one (d) three
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) rainy (d) cold

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