Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 390 · 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.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) big (b) thin (c) tall (d) short
2. 2.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
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) tore (c) sank (d) flew up
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) fish (b) leaves (c) bananas (d) grass
5. 5.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) three (d) two
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a pond (b) on a wire (c) on a roof (d) in a tree
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his hand (c) his nose (d) his head
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) a cow
9. 9.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 cried (b) he fell (c) he slept (d) he ran
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Lata and Sam (b) the lollies (c) Amma and Appa (d) the shopkeepers
11. 11.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) took (c) looked (d) broke
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) an apple (c) a mango (d) a carrot

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