Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 467 · 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.
   
   What did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) went home (c) ran out to play (d) read books
2. 2.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) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) four (c) five (d) three
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) ran away (c) fell asleep (d) cried
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was hungry (c) it was sad (d) it was dirty
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) three (b) four (c) six (d) five
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) soon (b) fast (c) late (d) up
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a sand castle (c) a paper boat (d) a house of cards
10. 10.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 chair (b) a ladder (c) a rope (d) a long stick
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they use? (a) a broom and a mop (b) a pot and a pan (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a bucket and a cloth
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 tree (b) a bag (c) a basket (d) a box

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