Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 625 · 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.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) big (c) tall (d) short
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) a puppy
3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
4. 4.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
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) a box (d) a basket
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) one (c) five (d) three
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) Rohan stayed (b) the teacher left (c) the bell rang (d) children ran out
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was hungry (b) it was sad (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) her brother (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) Grandma
10. 10.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) an old lady (b) Kabir (c) a little girl (d) a teacher
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) on the roof
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper boat (c) a paper plane (d) a paper hat

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