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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 450 · 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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    Who helped his father?     (a) Neel (b) Mohan (c) Arjun (d) Faizan
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    Where did he plant it?     (a) in a cup (b) in a box (c) in the sand (d) in a pot
  4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) two
  5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?     (a) rainy (b) windy (c) hot (d) cold
  6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) thin (b) long (c) big (d) short
  7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Hello!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Go away!”
  8. 8.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 car (b) the dog (c) the floor (d) the bus
  9. 9.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) Amma (c) Riya (d) the pencil
  10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) a basket (b) a box (c) the lady (d) the bag
  11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What got stuck?     (a) a bird (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite
  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 box (c) a bag (d) a tree

Answer key

  1. Faizan
  2. his cat
  3. in a pot
  4. one
  5. hot
  6. short
  7. “Thank you!”
  8. the car
  9. Riya
  10. the bag
  11. Vikram’s kite
  12. a box

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