Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 900 · 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.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Lata and Sam (c) Sam and Ravi (d) only Lata
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) on the wall (b) in a box (c) in her bag (d) on the table
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a house (b) a sun (c) a tree (d) a moon
5. 5.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) the lollies (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
6. 6.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 ran (b) he fell (c) he cried (d) he slept
7. 7.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) food (c) sugar (d) water
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) six (c) four (d) three
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) one (c) two (d) three
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Anu (c) Rohan (d) the bell
11. 11.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) False (b) True
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) the teacher (d) the pencil

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