Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 449 · 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) home (c) black (d) big
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a little cat (c) a big fish (d) a clever crow
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) three (c) one (d) two
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a chair (c) a ladder (d) a rope
5. 5.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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) Appa (d) Vikram and his sister
7. 7.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) the teacher (b) Riya (c) the pencil (d) Amma
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) blue (c) grey (d) black
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the apple (c) the worm (d) the tooth
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Moti (c) Tiger (d) Arjun
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her bag (c) her pencil (d) her book
12. 12.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) big (b) thin (c) short (d) tall

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