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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 704 · 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) Rohan stayed (b) the teacher left (c) children ran out (d) the bell rang
  2. 2.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) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
  3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    What did Tenzin build?     (a) a paper boat (b) a tower of blocks (c) a house of cards (d) a sand castle
  4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    Where did she put the boat?     (a) in her bag (b) in the sea (c) in the rain water (d) on the table
  5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who made the card?     (a) Divya (b) Bela (c) Appa (d) Amma
  6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did the boat do?     (a) sank (b) sailed away (c) tore (d) flew up
  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) True (b) False
  8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

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

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Hello!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!”
  10. 10.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) shiny (b) dirty (c) new (d) wet
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”?     (a) Anu (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) the dentist

Answer key

  1. the bell rang
  2. Faizan
  3. a tower of blocks
  4. in the rain water
  5. Bela
  6. sailed away
  7. True
  8. one
  9. “Thank you!”
  10. dirty
  11. Kabir
  12. Divya

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