Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 429 · 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 school (b) to the zoo (c) to the park (d) to the market
2. 2.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) the teacher (b) Amma (c) Bela (d) Grandpa
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) Appa (c) only his sister (d) Vikram and his sister
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) red
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) took (c) found (d) looked
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) water (c) bread (d) a ball
9. 9.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) wet and muddy (b) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) blue and green
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What did the children do? (a) read books (b) ran out to play (c) sat down to eat (d) went home

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