Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 751 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) leaves (b) grass (c) fish (d) bananas
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her pencil (c) her bag (d) her shoe
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Sam (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Amma
5. 5.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 pot and a pan (b) a broom and a mop (c) a bucket and a cloth (d) a cup and a spoon
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) her brother (c) Grandma (d) Appa
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the brother (b) the box (c) the tower (d) the floor
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a rainbow
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the dog (c) the bus (d) the floor
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 hand (c) his head (d) his knee
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) big (d) short
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Sara (b) Pooja (c) Amma (d) the sun

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