True Friendship: Reading Passage “The Bear and the Two Friends” for Class 1 

This Grade 1 reading comprehension worksheet retells the moral story The Bear and the Two Friends. It teaches the importance of trust and friendship while helping young learners develop focus, comprehension, and moral reasoning through a simple story. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Early Learning? 

1. It improves understanding and memory of story events. 
2. It builds vocabulary and logical sequencing skills. 
3. It helps children learn life lessons through short narratives. 
4. It develops confidence in reading and storytelling. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

📖 Reading Passage – The Bear and the Two Friends 
A short story about Raju and Amit, two friends who face a bear in the forest. When one friend climbs a tree, the other pretends to be dead, teaching both that true friendship means helping each other in times of danger. 

🧠 Objective Questions – Multiple Choice 
Students answer fact-based questions about what happened in the story, who helped whom, and what the moral lesson was. 

✏️ Subjective Questions – Short Answers 
Learners write short, thoughtful responses about friendship, trust, and what they would do if a friend was in danger. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Objective Questions: 
1. b) A bear 
2. a) Climbed a tree 
3. c) He pretended to be dead 
4. b) Amit 
5. c) To trust each other 
6. b) Friendship and trust 

Subjective Questions: 
7. Raju and Amit. 
8. Because friends should help each other. 
9. Raju pretended to be dead. 
10. I would stay calm and help my friend. 
 

Help your child understand the value of trust and kindness through this meaningful and easy-to-read story about friendship! 

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