Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 828 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) the teacher (d) the pencil
2. 2.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) Kabir (b) Appa (c) the bag (d) the lady
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) under the bed (c) on the desk (d) in her shoe
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the zoo (c) to the market (d) to the park
5. 5.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) the lady (b) the bag (c) a box (d) a basket
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) went to sleep (c) shouted at him (d) laughed and built again
7. 7.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
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his mother
9. 9.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 her bag (c) on the table (d) in the rain water
10. 10.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 tower (b) the floor (c) the brother (d) the box
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) soon (b) up (c) late (d) fast
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) dirty (c) new (d) shiny

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