Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 421 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to eat lunch (b) to sleep (c) to read a book (d) to help the teacher
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) milk (c) bread (d) a ball
3. 3.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) the dentist (d) Anu
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a bubble (c) a tyre (d) a balloon
5. 5.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
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Moti
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her bag (c) her book (d) her pencil
8. 8.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) the lollies (b) Amma and Appa (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) cold (d) hot
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) some money (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) a big smile
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) it began to rain (d) he fell asleep
12. 12.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) home (d) black

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