Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 386 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) six (c) three (d) four
2. 2.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 rope (b) a long stick (c) a ladder (d) a chair
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a teacher (b) an old lady (c) a little girl (d) Kabir
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a paper hat (c) a kite (d) a paper plane
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the market (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the park
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his dog
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the moon (b) the sun (c) a kite (d) a bird
10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) looked (c) broke (d) took
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) thin (b) big (c) short (d) tall
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a bubble (c) a ball (d) a balloon

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