Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 88 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Mohan
2. 2.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) a bandage (d) some cream
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Sam and Ravi (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) four (c) one (d) two
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the alarm (d) the phone
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) an apple (c) a carrot (d) a chapati
7. 7.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) the shopkeepers (b) Amma and Appa (c) Lata and Sam (d) the lollies
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) five (c) one (d) three
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Bela (b) Appa (c) Divya (d) Amma
10. 10.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 little brother (d) his cat
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) the bell (b) Anu (c) all the children (d) Rohan
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a balloon (c) a tyre (d) a bubble

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