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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 427 · 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.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 box (c) his ball (d) his cat
  2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Amma (b) Anu (c) the dentist (d) Divya
  3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the seed (b) the apple (c) the worm (d) the tooth
  4. 4.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 bird (d) a kite
  5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue
  6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

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

    What was the story about?     (a) a big fish (b) a lazy lion (c) a clever crow (d) a little cat
  8. 8.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) two (c) three (d) four
  9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    True or false: Meera shared her crayon.     (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.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 her bag (c) in the rain water (d) on the table
  11. 11.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 stone (b) a tree (c) a flower (d) a seed
  12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) took (b) broke (c) looked (d) found

Answer key

  1. his cat
  2. Divya
  3. the tooth
  4. the sun
  5. red
  6. slow
  7. a clever crow
  8. two
  9. True
  10. in the rain water
  11. a seed
  12. found

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