Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 483 · 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.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 dirty (c) it was sad (d) it was hungry
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) a carrot (c) a chapati (d) an apple
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) mango (c) orange (d) lemon
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Aman (b) the gardener (c) the plant (d) Amma
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) a cow
6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Mohan
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) broke (c) found (d) looked
8. 8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a little girl (b) an old lady (c) Kabir (d) a teacher
9. 9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a big smile (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) some money
10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Who went with Anu? (a) Appa (b) her brother (c) Amma (d) Grandma
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) Appa (c) the cat (d) Arjun
12. 12.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 box (b) in a pot (c) in a cup (d) in the sand

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