Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 649 · 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) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Sara (d) Lata
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Riya (c) the crow (d) Grandma
4. 4.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) Vikram and his sister (b) only Vikram (c) only his sister (d) Appa
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a seed (b) a tree (c) a flower (d) a stone
6. 6.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 Amma (b) only Lata (c) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Sam
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) blue
8. 8.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) a little girl (c) an old lady (d) Kabir
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) laughed and built again (c) shouted at him (d) went to sleep
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) Appa (b) Kabir (c) the lady (d) the bag
11. 11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev say? (a) “Thank you!” (b) “Sorry!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Go away!”
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird

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