Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 518 · 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.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) two (c) one (d) four
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a bandage (b) some cream (c) a cap (d) a sock
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Amma’s (d) Anu’s
4. 4.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
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Amma (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Arjun (c) Sonu (d) Moti
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) an apple (c) a mango (d) a chapati
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) none (b) two (c) one (d) three
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) on the roof
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) cried (c) fell asleep (d) sang a song
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the door (d) the bell
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his cat (c) his sister (d) his friend

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