Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 152 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was hungry (b) it was dirty (c) it was sad (d) it was cold
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) went home (c) sat down to eat (d) ran out to play
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he ran (c) he slept (d) he fell
5. 5.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) Amma (b) Aman (c) the plant (d) the gardener
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) the lollies (c) the shopkeepers (d) Lata and Sam
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) a little girl
8. 8.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) the boat (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Zoya
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its tail
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a kite (c) a paper plane (d) a paper hat
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the phone (d) the bell
12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Where did Anu go? (a) to the market (b) to the park (c) to the zoo (d) to school

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