Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 173 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) sank (c) tore (d) flew up
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
3. 3.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) ran out to play (d) went home
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s kite (b) a bird (c) his sister (d) Vikram’s ball
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his box (c) his ball (d) his cat
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) up (c) fast (d) soon
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) an apple (c) a carrot (d) a mango
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) lost her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) shared her crayon
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it began to rain (c) it got sunny (d) he went to school
10. 10.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a moon (b) a house (c) a tree (d) a sun
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a clever crow (c) a little cat (d) a big fish
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 cup (b) in the sand (c) in a box (d) in a pot

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