Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 433 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was hungry (b) it was dirty (c) it was cold (d) it was sad
2. 2.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) milk (d) water
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) two
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) bananas (b) grass (c) leaves (d) fish
5. 5.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
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) laughed and built again (c) shouted at him (d) cried and ran away
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) grey (c) white (d) black
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) a kite (c) the moon (d) the sun
9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) the teacher (b) Meera (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera’s mother
10. 10.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) Vikram and his sister (d) only his sister
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her shoe (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he ran

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