Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 102 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) the puppy (c) Riya (d) Amma
2. 2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) the boat (b) Zoya (c) Amma (d) Riya
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a little cat (c) a big fish (d) a lazy lion
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a mango
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) three
6. 6.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 bag (b) Appa (c) Kabir (d) the lady
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) to the shop (d) home
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) grape (c) lemon (d) mango
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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons went pop? (a) five (b) one (c) two (d) three

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