Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 946 · 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) Amma and Appa (c) the shopkeepers (d) Lata and Sam
2. 2.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 eat lunch (c) to help the teacher (d) to sleep
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a white bird (c) a rainbow (d) a big black cloud
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a flower (c) a seed (d) a tree
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera (b) the teacher (c) Meera’s mother (d) Meera’s friend
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the floor (c) the dog (d) the bus
7. 7.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 basket (c) a tree (d) a bag
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Sam (c) Lata and Amma (d) only Lata
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Grandma
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) shiny (c) dirty (d) new
11. 11.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 sock (b) some cream (c) a bandage (d) a cap
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed

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