Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 747 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Lata
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Kiran
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) slow (b) black (c) home (d) big
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) windy (c) hot (d) cold
5. 5.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a wire (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a balloon (c) a bubble (d) a ball
7. 7.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) food (b) milk (c) water (d) sugar
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) fell asleep (c) ran away (d) cried
9. 9.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) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Amma (d) the boat
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Appa (b) the bag (c) the lady (d) Kabir
11. 11.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 ran (c) he cried (d) he fell
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) Rohan (c) the bell (d) all the children

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