Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 112 · 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 was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a lazy lion (c) a little cat (d) a big fish
2. 2.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
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) old (b) full (c) big (d) light
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a paper boat (c) a tower of blocks (d) a sand castle
5. 5.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) sat down to eat (d) went home
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Arjun (d) Tiger
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) two (c) one (d) four
8. 8.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 a cup (b) in a box (c) in the sand (d) in a pot
9. 9.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) Kabir (c) Appa (d) the lady
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) fast (c) soon (d) up
11. 11.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) Amma and Appa (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) False (b) True

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