Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 679 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) all the children (c) the bell (d) Anu
2. 2.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) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Amma
3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) new (b) shiny (c) wet (d) dirty
4. 4.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
5. 5.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 ran (b) he cried (c) he fell (d) he slept
6. 6.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 stone (b) a tree (c) a flower (d) a seed
7. 7.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) an old lady (c) a little girl (d) Kabir
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a balloon (c) a bubble (d) a tyre
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a carrot (c) an apple (d) a mango
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was sad (c) it was dirty (d) it was hungry
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) five (c) one (d) three
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to eat lunch (c) to sleep (d) to help the teacher

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