Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 496 · 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) Kiran (b) Riya (c) the puppy (d) Amma
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) big (c) short (d) thin
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it got sunny (c) he went to school (d) it began to rain
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a tower of blocks (c) a paper boat (d) a sand castle
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the alarm (d) the phone
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the sun (c) Sara (d) Pooja
7. 7.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) lemon (c) mango (d) orange
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) one (c) none (d) two
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) shiny (c) new (d) dirty
10. 10.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) Lata and Sam (b) Amma and Appa (c) the lollies (d) the shopkeepers
11. 11.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) water (b) sugar (c) milk (d) food
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Tiger (d) Arjun

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