Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 758 · 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.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) Grandma (c) her brother (d) Appa
2. 2.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 flower (b) a stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
3. 3.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) one (c) two (d) four
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a box (b) the lady (c) a basket (d) the bag
5. 5.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) Kabir (d) the lady
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in the rain water (c) on the table (d) in her bag
7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) four (c) three (d) six
8. 8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) full (c) light (d) old
9. 9.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) ran away (b) fell asleep (c) cried (d) sang a song
10. 10.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) short (b) thin (c) big (d) tall
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the tooth (d) the apple
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What did the children do? (a) went home (b) sat down to eat (c) ran out to play (d) read books

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