Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 487 · 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.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) Kiran (d) the puppy
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) he went to school (c) it got sunny (d) he fell asleep
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) lost her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) shared her crayon
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a bubble (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a balloon
5. 5.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) big (d) black
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the lollies (b) Lata and Sam (c) Amma and Appa (d) the shopkeepers
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) orange and pink (c) blue and green (d) red and grey
8. 8.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 pencil (b) Riya (c) Amma (d) the teacher
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) mango (c) lemon (d) grape
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) cried and ran away (c) laughed and built again (d) shouted at him
12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) sugar (c) water (d) food

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