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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 85 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    Who had no crayon?     (a) the teacher (b) Meera’s mother (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera
  2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What was the story about?     (a) a big fish (b) a clever crow (c) a little cat (d) a lazy lion
  3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Where did Anu go?     (a) to the park (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the zoo
  4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How was the day?     (a) hot (b) windy (c) rainy (d) cold
  5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
  6. 6.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) light (b) old (c) full (d) big
  7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her shoe (b) her book (c) her bag (d) her pencil
  8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev say?     (a) “Hello!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!”
  9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) up (b) fast (c) soon (d) late
  10. 10.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 sock (b) a cap (c) a bandage (d) some cream
  11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) one (b) five (c) three (d) two
  12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) three (b) five (c) four (d) six

Answer key

  1. Meera’s friend
  2. a clever crow
  3. to the zoo
  4. hot
  5. red
  6. light
  7. her pencil
  8. “Thank you!”
  9. late
  10. a bandage
  11. one
  12. five

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