Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 620 · 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.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its paw (c) its tail (d) its head
2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the park (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the market
3. 3.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) leaves (c) grass (d) fish
4. 4.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) one (c) three (d) two
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Bela
6. 6.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) old (b) big (c) full (d) light
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) Vikram’s ball
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) the bell (b) Anu (c) all the children (d) Rohan
9. 9.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) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) on a wire
10. 10.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) thin (b) short (c) tall (d) big
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) looked (c) took (d) broke
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Sam (d) Lata and Amma

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