Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 150 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his knee (c) his hand (d) his head
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) laughed and built again (b) went to sleep (c) cried and ran away (d) shouted at him
3. 3.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
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to sleep (b) to read a book (c) to help the teacher (d) to eat lunch
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) grass (b) fish (c) bananas (d) leaves
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) under the bed (c) in her bag (d) in her shoe
7. 7.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) fast (c) soon (d) late
9. 9.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 sweet (b) a book (c) some money (d) a big smile
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did Kabir carry? (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) a basket (d) a box
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    What did Riya lose? (a) her pencil (b) her shoe (c) her bag (d) her book
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a carrot

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