Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 132 · 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.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) four (b) one (c) two (d) three
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Arjun (c) Sonu (d) Moti
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 mother (b) his sister (c) his teacher (d) his friend
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) he fell asleep (c) he went to school (d) it got sunny
5. 5.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 book (b) a big smile (c) some money (d) a sweet
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) tore (c) sailed away (d) flew up
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a box (b) a basket (c) a bag (d) a tree
8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Amma (b) Bela (c) Appa (d) Divya
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Anu (c) Divya (d) the dentist
10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Lata (c) Riya (d) Sara
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the bell (b) the phone (c) the door (d) the alarm
12. 12.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 pot (b) in a box (c) in the sand (d) in a cup

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