Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 897 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) three (c) five (d) one
2. 2.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) on the wall (c) on the table (d) in a box
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was dirty (c) it was cold (d) it was hungry
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) big (c) black (d) home
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) the bell rang
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) found (c) took (d) broke
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) cold (c) windy (d) rainy
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he slept (b) he fell (c) he cried (d) he ran
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Lata (d) Sara
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) he fell asleep (d) it began to rain
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True

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