Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 723 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Amma (d) Lata and Sam
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Appa (b) the cat (c) Moti (d) Arjun
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in a cup (c) in a pot (d) in the sand
4. 4.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) Mohan (b) Faizan (c) Arjun (d) Neel
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) soon (b) late (c) fast (d) up
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) an apple (b) a chapati (c) a mango (d) a carrot
7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) four (b) six (c) three (d) five
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the zoo (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the park
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) grey (c) black (d) white
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) True (b) False
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) Lata and Sam (b) Amma and Appa (c) the lollies (d) the shopkeepers

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