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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 371 · 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.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) one (b) four (c) two (d) three
  2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) the bag (b) a basket (c) a box (d) the lady
  3. 3.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 big red flower (b) a mango (c) a small green plant (d) a bird
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) the sun (b) a bird (c) the moon (d) a kite
  5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Why did Dev hurt his knee?     (a) he slept (b) he fell (c) he ran (d) he cried
  6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    Who stayed?     (a) the bell (b) Anu (c) Rohan (d) all the children
  7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What did his sister get?     (a) a ladder (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick
  8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a puppy (d) a cow
  9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his box (d) his cat
  10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Grandma (d) Mohan
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag.     (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a bubble (b) a ball (c) a balloon (d) a tyre

Answer key

  1. two
  2. the bag
  3. a small green plant
  4. the sun
  5. he fell
  6. Rohan
  7. a long stick
  8. a puppy
  9. his cat
  10. Grandma
  11. False
  12. a balloon

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