Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 441 · 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.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 fell (b) he cried (c) he ran (d) he slept
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) five (b) one (c) three (d) four
3. 3.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) fish (d) leaves
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the bag (b) Appa (c) Kabir (d) the lady
5. 5.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) shiny (b) wet (c) dirty (d) new
6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) Grandpa (c) Mohan (d) the teacher
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) a kitten (c) Kiran (d) a cow
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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Sam (d) Sam and Ravi
10. 10.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) tall (b) short (c) thin (d) big
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) the pencil
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a basket (b) a tree (c) a bag (d) a box

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