Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 614 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) Kiran
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) Divya (c) Amma (d) the dentist
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) an apple (c) a carrot (d) a mango
5. 5.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) Appa (b) only Vikram (c) Vikram and his sister (d) only his sister
6. 6.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 cried (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he fell
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Amma (d) Sam and Ravi
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) the crow (b) Mohan (c) Grandma (d) Riya
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) Anu (c) all the children (d) the bell
10. 10.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) the bag (c) Appa (d) Kabir
11. 11.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 little girl (b) a teacher (c) Kabir (d) an old lady
12. 12.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 long stick (b) a ladder (c) a chair (d) a rope

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