Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 9 · 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.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 lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) broke (c) took (d) looked
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the puppy
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a mango (b) a small green plant (c) a bird (d) a big red flower
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his ball
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) sat down to eat (c) went home (d) ran out to play
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the worm (b) the seed (c) the tooth (d) the apple
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) the crow (b) Grandma (c) Riya (d) Mohan
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) only Vikram (c) Appa (d) Vikram and his sister
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to help the teacher (c) to eat lunch (d) to sleep
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the park (c) to the shop (d) to school
12. 12.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 bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) the teacher left

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