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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 806 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the phone (b) the bell (c) the door (d) the alarm
  2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the apple (d) the tooth
  3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    Who helped his father?     (a) Mohan (b) Neel (c) Arjun (d) Faizan
  4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) big (b) home (c) black (d) slow
  5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a kitten (d) a puppy
  6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    What did she see come up?     (a) the sun (b) the moon (c) a bird (d) a kite
  7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) three (b) five (c) two (d) one
  8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) early (b) late (c) at noon (d) at night
  9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) three (b) six (c) four (d) five
  11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.

    What did Tenzin build?     (a) a tower of blocks (b) a house of cards (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
  12. 12.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 cap (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a bandage

Answer key

  1. the bell
  2. the tooth
  3. Faizan
  4. slow
  5. a puppy
  6. the sun
  7. one
  8. early
  9. True
  10. five
  11. a tower of blocks
  12. a bandage

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