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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 700 · 12 questions
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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.

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  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 fell (b) he ran (c) he slept (d) he cried
  2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) six (b) five (c) three (d) four
  3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) tore (b) sank (c) sailed away (d) flew up
  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) only his sister (b) only Vikram (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa
  5. 5.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) new (c) dirty (d) shiny
  6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) two (b) none (c) three (d) one
  7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What did the giraffe eat?     (a) bananas (b) fish (c) leaves (d) grass
  8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Go away!”
  9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) a kite (b) the moon (c) a bird (d) the sun
  10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What is the cat’s name?     (a) Arjun (b) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Tiger
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the seed (b) the apple (c) the tooth (d) the worm
  12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) in the rain water (b) on the table (c) in her bag (d) in the sea

Answer key

  1. he fell
  2. five
  3. sailed away
  4. Vikram and his sister
  5. dirty
  6. one
  7. leaves
  8. “Thank you!”
  9. the sun
  10. Moti
  11. the tooth
  12. in the rain water

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