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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 770 · 12 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.

    What came up soon?
    (a) a mango (b) a big red flower (c) a bird (d) a small green plant
  2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did his sister put on his knee?
    (a) a bandage (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a cap
  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 bag (c) her shoe (d) her pencil
  4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did the puppy wag?
    (a) its head (b) its paw (c) its tail (d) its ears
  5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk?
    (a) it was sad (b) it was dirty (c) it was hungry (d) it was cold
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What was the story about?
    (a) a clever crow (b) a lazy lion (c) a little cat (d) a big fish
  8. 8.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) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water
  9. 9.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) Amma (b) Grandpa (c) Bela (d) the teacher
  10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What did Meera do?
    (a) lost her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) broke her crayon
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?
    (a) Mohan (b) Riya (c) the crow (d) Grandma

Answer key

  1. a small green plant
  2. a bandage
  3. her pencil
  4. its tail
  5. it was hungry
  6. his cat
  7. a clever crow
  8. water
  9. Amma
  10. shared her crayon
  11. a bucket and a cloth
  12. Mohan

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