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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 469 · 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.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the apple (b) the tooth (c) the worm (d) the seed
  2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) Grandma (b) Amma (c) Appa (d) her brother
  3. 3.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 stone (b) a flower (c) a seed (d) a tree
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) a kite (b) the sun (c) the moon (d) a bird
  5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in the rain water
  6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the phone (b) the bell (c) the door (d) the alarm
  7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sailed away (b) flew up (c) tore (d) sank
  8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue (d) green
  9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What did the children do?     (a) went home (b) sat down to eat (c) read books (d) ran out to play
  10. 10.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 dog (d) his cat
  11. 11.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) long (b) big (c) thin (d) short
  12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    True or false: Divya bit a mango.     (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the tooth
  2. Appa
  3. a seed
  4. the sun
  5. in the rain water
  6. the bell
  7. sailed away
  8. red
  9. ran out to play
  10. his cat
  11. short
  12. False

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