Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 121 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a giraffe (b) a lion (c) an elephant (d) a monkey
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Grandma (d) Mohan
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his mother
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a moon (b) a tree (c) a sun (d) a house
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a kitten (d) a puppy
6. 6.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) Vikram and his sister (b) only his sister (c) Appa (d) only Vikram
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) hid her crayon
8. 8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a big smile (b) a book (c) some money (d) a sweet
9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Arjun (b) the cat (c) Moti (d) Appa
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s ball (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What came out? (a) the tooth (b) the worm (c) the seed (d) the apple
12. 12.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) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma

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