Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 925 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the park (b) to the market (c) to the zoo (d) to school
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) cold (b) windy (c) rainy (d) hot
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) in the garden (c) under the bed (d) on the roof
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the tooth (d) the apple
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) the bell (c) all the children (d) Anu
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) lemon (c) orange (d) mango
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in her bag (b) in the sea (c) on the table (d) in the rain water
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Riya (c) Amma (d) the puppy
9. 9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) some money (c) a book (d) a big smile
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) a bird
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a box (b) a tree (c) a bag (d) a basket
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s kite (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball

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