Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 69 · 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.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) Arjun (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Faizan
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) broke (c) took (d) found
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) the teacher (c) the pencil (d) Amma
4. 4.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) wet (b) dirty (c) shiny (d) new
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) under the bed (c) in her shoe (d) on the desk
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a bird (b) a small green plant (c) a big red flower (d) a mango
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it began to rain (c) he fell asleep (d) it got sunny
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane
9. 9.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) a basket (b) the bag (c) a box (d) the lady
10. 10.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 kite (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) a bird
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Zoya (c) Riya (d) Sara
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) black (b) blue (c) grey (d) white

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