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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 588 · 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.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 bucket and a cloth (b) a broom and a mop (c) a pot and a pan (d) a cup and a spoon
  2. 2.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) True (b) False
  3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    Who knocked it down?     (a) his cat (b) his little brother (c) his sister (d) his friend
  4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    True or false: Divya bit a mango.     (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) short (b) big (c) thin (d) long
  6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) home (b) slow (c) black (d) big
  7. 7.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) four (b) three (c) one (d) two
  8. 8.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 mother (c) his teacher (d) his sister
  9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    What flavour were the ice lollies?     (a) grape (b) mango (c) lemon (d) orange
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) a puppy
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?     (a) Lata (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Zoya
  12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) broke (b) looked (c) took (d) found

Answer key

  1. a bucket and a cloth
  2. True
  3. his little brother
  4. False
  5. short
  6. slow
  7. two
  8. his sister
  9. orange
  10. a puppy
  11. Sara
  12. found

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