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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 947 · 12 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Which word is the opposite of “tall”?     (a) thin (b) big (c) long (d) short
  2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    What did his sister get?     (a) a chair (b) a ladder (c) a long stick (d) a rope
  3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    What went pop?     (a) a balloon (b) a tyre (c) a bubble (d) a ball
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    When did Pooja wake up?     (a) at night (b) at noon (c) late (d) early
  5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What did Mohan do at the end?     (a) sang a song (b) ran away (c) fell asleep (d) cried
  6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.

    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat.     (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    What did Dev hurt?     (a) his head (b) his hand (c) his nose (d) his knee
  8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandma
  9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) one (b) three (c) none (d) two
  10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What did the children do?     (a) sat down to eat (b) ran out to play (c) read books (d) went home
  11. 11.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 fell (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he cried
  12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    Who was hungry?     (a) a puppy (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) Kiran

Answer key

  1. short
  2. a long stick
  3. a balloon
  4. early
  5. fell asleep
  6. True
  7. his knee
  8. Grandma
  9. one
  10. ran out to play
  11. he fell
  12. a puppy

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