Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 397 · 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.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 zoo (b) to the market (c) to the park (d) to school
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) one (c) five (d) three
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big black cloud (c) a big red ball (d) a white bird
4. 4.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) short (b) tall (c) thin (d) big
5. 5.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) long (b) big (c) short (d) thin
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) food (c) water (d) milk
7. 7.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 mango (b) a bird (c) a big red flower (d) a small green plant
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Anu (c) the bell (d) Rohan
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in the rain water (c) on the table (d) in her bag
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    How was the car at the end? (a) clean and shiny (b) dirty and dull (c) wet and muddy (d) old and broken
11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What did the giraffe eat? (a) grass (b) fish (c) leaves (d) bananas
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Sara (b) Amma (c) the sun (d) Pooja

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