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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 72 · 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.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) Tiger (c) Sonu (d) Moti
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    What colour was the cloud?     (a) blue (b) white (c) grey (d) black
  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) a box (b) the lady (c) a basket (d) the bag
  5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”?     (a) the boat (b) Amma (c) Zoya (d) Riya
  6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    Which word is the opposite of “lost”?     (a) took (b) found (c) looked (d) broke
  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 fell asleep (b) it got sunny (c) he went to school (d) it began to rain
  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.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
  10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did Aman plant?     (a) a stone (b) a seed (c) a flower (d) a tree
  11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his dog
  12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What did he give it every day?     (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water

Answer key

  1. Moti
  2. True
  3. black
  4. the bag
  5. Zoya
  6. found
  7. it began to rain
  8. a paper boat
  9. True
  10. a seed
  11. his cat
  12. water

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