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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 436 · 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.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 park (c) to the zoo (d) to the market
  2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) up (b) late (c) soon (d) fast
  3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Go away!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Sorry!”
  4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What got stuck?     (a) Vikram’s kite (b) Vikram’s ball (c) a bird (d) his sister
  5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) Grandma (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) her brother
  6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk?     (a) it was sad (b) it was hungry (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
  7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a bubble (b) a balloon (c) a tyre (d) a ball
  8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Where did Riya look?     (a) in the kitchen (b) on the roof (c) in the garden (d) under the bed
  9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his ball (b) his box (c) his cat (d) his dog
  10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the bell (b) the alarm (c) the door (d) the phone
  11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a paper boat (b) a paper hat (c) a kite (d) a paper plane
  12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. to the zoo
  2. late
  3. “Thank you!”
  4. Vikram’s kite
  5. Appa
  6. it was hungry
  7. a balloon
  8. under the bed
  9. his cat
  10. the bell
  11. a paper boat
  12. True

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