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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 394 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What colours was the sky?     (a) blue and green (b) red and grey (c) black and white (d) orange and pink
  2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) slow (b) big (c) black (d) home
  3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Grandpa (b) Grandma (c) the teacher (d) Mohan
  4. 4.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 a pot (b) in a box (c) in the sand (d) in a cup
  5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Go away!”
  6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did Aman plant?     (a) a flower (b) a tree (c) a seed (d) a stone
  7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What did she bite?     (a) a mango (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a carrot
  8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) blue
  9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where was the pencil?     (a) in her shoe (b) under the bed (c) in her bag (d) on the desk
  10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) short (b) big (c) thin (d) long
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?     (a) Riya (b) Sara (c) Zoya (d) Lata
  12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Amma (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) the dentist

Answer key

  1. orange and pink
  2. slow
  3. Grandma
  4. in a pot
  5. “Thank you!”
  6. a seed
  7. an apple
  8. red
  9. in her bag
  10. short
  11. Sara
  12. Divya

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