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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 703 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What happened first?     (a) children ran out (b) Rohan stayed (c) the bell rang (d) the teacher left
  2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev hurt?     (a) his hand (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his knee
  3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) one (b) five (c) two (d) three
  4. 4.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) the bag (b) a basket (c) the lady (d) a box
  5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Go away!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!”
  6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his ball (d) his box
  7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) on the table (b) in the sea (c) in her bag (d) in the rain water
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a paper boat (b) a kite (c) a paper hat (d) a paper plane
  10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did the lady give Kabir?     (a) a book (b) a big smile (c) a sweet (d) some money
  11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    True or false: The story was about a clever crow.     (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Who put a bandage on it?     (a) his friend (b) his teacher (c) his sister (d) his mother

Answer key

  1. the bell rang
  2. his knee
  3. one
  4. the bag
  5. “Thank you!”
  6. his cat
  7. True
  8. in the rain water
  9. a paper boat
  10. a big smile
  11. True
  12. his sister

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