Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 447 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) big (c) home (d) black
2. 2.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) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s kite (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was dirty (b) it was sad (c) it was cold (d) it was hungry
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) three (b) one (c) four (d) two
6. 6.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
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) light (c) full (d) old
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) old and broken (b) wet and muddy (c) dirty and dull (d) clean and shiny
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) only his sister (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa
11. 11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a bandage (b) a cap (c) some cream (d) a sock
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Divya’s

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