Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 98 · 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.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) Grandma (c) Appa (d) her brother
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a paper boat (c) a house of cards (d) a tower of blocks
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) Aman (c) the gardener (d) the plant
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water
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) Meera’s mother (c) Meera’s friend (d) the teacher
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) the puppy (d) Kiran
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) red
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) Kiran
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) sat down to eat (c) read books (d) ran out to play
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.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) under the bed (d) in the kitchen
12. 12.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) new (b) shiny (c) wet (d) dirty

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