Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 735 · 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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a bucket and a cloth (b) a pot and a pan (c) a broom and a mop (d) a cup and a spoon
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) Lata and Amma (c) Sam and Ravi (d) only Lata
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) the teacher
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) sank (c) sailed away (d) tore
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a big red ball (c) a white bird (d) a rainbow
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) black (c) grey (d) white
8. 8.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) new (c) wet (d) dirty
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) went home (c) read books (d) ran out to play
10. 10.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) Zoya (b) the boat (c) Riya (d) Amma
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) two (c) one (d) four
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) mango (c) lemon (d) grape

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