Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 538 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) children ran out (c) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) found (c) took (d) broke
3. 3.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) clean and shiny (c) wet and muddy (d) old and broken
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the bus (c) the floor (d) the dog
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 mother (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his teacher
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) bread (c) milk (d) a ball
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Go away!”
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her shoe (c) her book (d) her pencil
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the door (c) the phone (d) the bell
11. 11.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 sock (b) a bandage (c) a cap (d) some cream
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they use? (a) a broom and a mop (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a pot and a pan (d) a cup and a spoon

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