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Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 990 · 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.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
  2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons did Sara have at first?     (a) six (b) three (c) five (d) four
  3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What rang?     (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the phone
  4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    How many balloons went pop?     (a) two (b) one (c) five (d) three
  5. 5.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 slept (b) he ran (c) he cried (d) he fell
  6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    What did the children do?     (a) read books (b) ran out to play (c) went home (d) sat down to eat
  7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.

    Who stayed?     (a) all the children (b) Anu (c) Rohan (d) the bell
  8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.

    Who had the balloons?     (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Lata (d) Sara
  9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    What was the story about?     (a) a little cat (b) a lazy lion (c) a clever crow (d) a big fish
  10. 10.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 bag (b) a basket (c) a tree (d) a box
  11. 11.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 the sand (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in a pot
  12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who told the story?     (a) Grandma (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Mohan

Answer key

  1. True
  2. five
  3. the bell
  4. one
  5. he fell
  6. ran out to play
  7. Rohan
  8. Sara
  9. a clever crow
  10. a box
  11. in a pot
  12. Grandma

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