Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 618 · 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.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 floor (b) the brother (c) the tower (d) the box
2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) bananas (b) fish (c) leaves (d) grass
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) big (b) tall (c) short (d) thin
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) two
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her book (c) her bag (d) her pencil
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and grey
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) looked (c) broke (d) found
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Appa (b) Moti (c) Arjun (d) the cat
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Who made the card? (a) Bela (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) Divya
12. 12.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) thin (c) long (d) big

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