Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 108 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) sang a song (c) cried (d) fell asleep
2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a cup and a spoon (b) a broom and a mop (c) a pot and a pan (d) a bucket and a cloth
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) shouted at him
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Mohan (b) Faizan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Moti
6. 6.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) Appa (c) her brother (d) Grandma
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the door (d) the bell
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) black (c) blue (d) grey
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) the pencil (c) Amma (d) Riya
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did Kabir carry? (a) the bag (b) a box (c) the lady (d) a basket
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) Appa (c) Arjun (d) the cat

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