Short Stories for Class 1 with 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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
-
1.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False -
2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) Vikram and his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Appa -
3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed -
4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) on a wire (c) in a pond (d) in a tree -
5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Go away!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!” -
6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) long (b) big (c) thin (d) short -
7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Amma (d) Lata and Sam -
8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) a cow -
9.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) the bell (d) Rohan -
10.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) two (c) four (d) three -
11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) to the shop (b) to school (c) to the park (d) home -
12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Divya’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s
Answer key
- True
- Vikram and his sister
- in her bag
- in a tree
- “Thank you!”
- short
- Lata and Sam
- a puppy
- Rohan
- three
- home
- Divya’s
Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension