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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 503 · 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.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 flower (b) a tree (c) a stone (d) a seed
  2. 2.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) light (c) old (d) full
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.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) her brother (c) Appa (d) Amma
  6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?     (a) Mohan (b) Riya (c) Grandma (d) the crow
  7. 7.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 teacher (b) the pencil (c) Amma (d) Riya
  8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?     (a) cold (b) windy (c) hot (d) rainy
  9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who made the card?     (a) Bela (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Appa
  10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sank (b) flew up (c) tore (d) sailed away
  11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) in the rain water (b) in the sea (c) on the table (d) in her bag
  12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev hurt?     (a) his nose (b) his knee (c) his hand (d) his head

Answer key

  1. a seed
  2. light
  3. ran out to play
  4. True
  5. Appa
  6. Mohan
  7. Riya
  8. hot
  9. Bela
  10. sailed away
  11. in the rain water
  12. his knee

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