Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 683 · 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.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 slept (b) he cried (c) he fell (d) he ran
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to sleep (b) to read a book (c) to help the teacher (d) to eat lunch
4. 4.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) Kabir (b) the lady (c) Appa (d) the bag
5. 5.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 market (c) to school (d) to the zoo
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a ladder
7. 7.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) thin (b) big (c) short (d) long
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) took (c) looked (d) found
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a white bird (d) a big black cloud
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) shared her crayon
11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Amma (d) the boat
12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Aman (c) Amma (d) the gardener

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