Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 866 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) a cow (c) Kiran (d) a kitten
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a rope (b) a long stick (c) a chair (d) a ladder
3. 3.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 bag (b) a box (c) a basket (d) the lady
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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 brother (b) the tower (c) the box (d) the floor
6. 6.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) milk (b) sugar (c) water (d) food
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) tore (c) sailed away (d) flew up
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his sister (b) his friend (c) his cat (d) his little brother
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Riya (c) Amma (d) Kiran
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) the shopkeepers (c) the lollies (d) Lata and Sam
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Why did Rohan stay? (a) to sleep (b) to eat lunch (c) to read a book (d) to help the teacher
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a bubble

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