Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 948 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her book (c) her bag (d) her pencil
2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) grass (b) fish (c) bananas (d) leaves
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) tore (c) flew up (d) sailed away
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) all the children (c) Anu (d) the bell
5. 5.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) True (b) False
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) four (c) three (d) six
7. 7.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a cup (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in the sand
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) on the desk
9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) the moon (c) the sun (d) a kite
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) old (b) light (c) full (d) big
11. 11.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 teacher left (c) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) hot (b) rainy (c) windy (d) cold

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