Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 589 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) shouted at him (b) went to sleep (c) laughed and built again (d) cried and ran away
3. 3.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) light (b) full (c) old (d) big
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black
5. 5.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) sang a song (d) fell asleep
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the gardener (c) the plant (d) Aman
7. 7.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) long (d) thin
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he ran (b) he cried (c) he slept (d) he fell
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) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Zoya (c) the boat (d) Riya
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) black (b) home (c) big (d) slow
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True

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