Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 5 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) only Lata (c) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Sam
2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the park (c) to the market (d) to the zoo
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) Vikram’s ball (c) his sister (d) Vikram’s kite
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) Kabir (d) Appa
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his teacher (c) his mother (d) his sister
6. 6.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 tree (b) a flower (c) a stone (d) a seed
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) old (c) full (d) light
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it began to rain (c) it got sunny (d) he fell asleep
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) rainy (d) cold
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    How was the car at the end? (a) dirty and dull (b) wet and muddy (c) old and broken (d) clean and shiny
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the tower (b) the brother (c) the floor (d) the box
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) four (c) one (d) two

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