Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 852 · 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) her brother (b) Grandma (c) Appa (d) Amma
2. 2.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) six (d) four
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a bubble (b) a balloon (c) a tyre (d) a ball
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the phone (c) the door (d) the alarm
5. 5.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big black cloud (c) a big red ball (d) a white bird
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) a cow
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) hot (b) rainy (c) cold (d) windy
8. 8.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 lady (c) the bag (d) Kabir
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper hat (c) a paper plane (d) a paper boat
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) to school (b) to the park (c) home (d) to the shop
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) the crow (c) Grandma (d) Mohan
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Divya’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s

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