Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 131 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) read books (c) went home (d) ran out to play
2. 2.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
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the table (b) in her bag (c) on the wall (d) in a box
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) a bandage (c) some cream (d) a sock
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a mango (c) an apple (d) a carrot
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to sleep (c) to help the teacher (d) to eat lunch
8. 8.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 hat (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a flower (c) a tree (d) a seed
10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) four (c) five (d) three
11. 11.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) False (b) True
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) Rohan stayed (c) the teacher left (d) the bell rang

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