Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 444 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Rohan (c) the bell (d) Anu
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.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) home (c) slow (d) black
5. 5.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) looked (c) took (d) found
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his sister (b) his teacher (c) his friend (d) his mother
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to sleep (c) to eat lunch (d) to help the teacher
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its tail (c) its head (d) its paw
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a bubble
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the car (c) the floor (d) the dog
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 flower (b) a stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) five (c) three (d) one

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