Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 564 · 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.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
2. 2.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
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) a cow (c) a kitten (d) Kiran
4. 4.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) full (b) light (c) big (d) old
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a bubble (c) a tyre (d) a ball
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) her brother (c) Grandma (d) Appa
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) Kabir (c) the bag (d) Appa
9. 9.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) one (c) four (d) two
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What did his sister get? (a) a ladder (b) a chair (c) a rope (d) a long stick
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) only Vikram (c) Appa (d) Vikram and his sister
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Lata (c) Zoya (d) Sara

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