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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 707 · 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 slept (b) he cried (c) he fell (d) he ran
  2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her bag (b) her book (c) her shoe (d) her pencil
  3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) Appa (b) Grandma (c) Amma (d) her brother
  4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) bread (b) milk (c) a ball (d) water
  5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    What did Zoya make?     (a) a kite (b) a paper plane (c) a paper hat (d) a paper boat
  6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What animal did she see?     (a) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a lion (d) a monkey
  7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandma
  8. 8.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) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
  9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) late (b) at night (c) early (d) at noon
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) a puppy (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) Kiran
  11. 11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Go away!”
  12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”?     (a) the shopkeepers (b) the lollies (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa

Answer key

  1. he fell
  2. her pencil
  3. Appa
  4. milk
  5. a paper boat
  6. a giraffe
  7. Grandma
  8. Faizan
  9. early
  10. a puppy
  11. “Thank you!”
  12. Lata and Sam

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