Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 595 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) late (c) at noon (d) at night
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the box (b) the tower (c) the brother (d) the floor
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was dirty (b) it was cold (c) it was sad (d) it was hungry
5. 5.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) laughed and built again (b) cried and ran away (c) went to sleep (d) shouted at him
6. 6.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a teacher (b) Kabir (c) an old lady (d) a little girl
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its head (c) its paw (d) its tail
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) the puppy (c) Amma (d) Kiran
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the phone (d) the alarm
10. 10.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) lemon (c) orange (d) mango
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) in a pond (d) on a wire

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