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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 97 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) two (b) one (c) three (d) five
  2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his ball
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”?     (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) Kabir (d) Appa
  6. 6.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 tree (b) a stone (c) a seed (d) a flower
  7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.

    What did Kabir carry?     (a) a box (b) the lady (c) a basket (d) the bag
  8. 8.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 ball (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
  9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.

    Who was the card for?     (a) Bela (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Amma
  10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.

    What did Kiran give the puppy?     (a) bread (b) milk (c) a ball (d) water
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What did she bite?     (a) an apple (b) a mango (c) a chapati (d) a carrot
  12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    How many ice lollies did they get?     (a) two (b) four (c) three (d) one

Answer key

  1. one
  2. his cat
  3. False
  4. orange
  5. Kabir
  6. a seed
  7. the bag
  8. Vikram’s kite
  9. Amma
  10. milk
  11. an apple
  12. two

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