Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 741 · 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.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) shiny (c) wet (d) new
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) laughed and built again (b) went to sleep (c) shouted at him (d) cried and ran away
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) black (b) big (c) home (d) slow
4. 4.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 flower (c) a tree (d) a seed
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Sara (c) Riya (d) Zoya
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) none (c) two (d) one
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) the bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his dog (c) his cat (d) his box
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his hand
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) sat down to eat (c) went home (d) read books
12. 12.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) four (d) one

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