Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 126 · 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.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) Mohan (c) Grandma (d) the crow
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the gardener (b) Aman (c) the plant (d) Amma
3. 3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) the sun
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper plane (c) a paper hat (d) a paper boat
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) leaves (b) fish (c) grass (d) bananas
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 lady (b) Kabir (c) the bag (d) Appa
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the market (c) to the park (d) to the zoo
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) shared her crayon
9. 9.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) four (d) one
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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) Tiger (c) Sonu (d) Arjun
12. 12.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) False (b) True

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