Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 174 · 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.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 cup (c) in the sand (d) in a box
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his box (c) his cat (d) his dog
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) Grandpa (c) Bela (d) the teacher
4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) at night (c) late (d) at noon
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a kite (c) a paper hat (d) a paper boat
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) hot (b) windy (c) rainy (d) cold
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the garden
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) mango (c) lemon (d) orange
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the pencil
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) Rohan stayed (b) the teacher left (c) the bell rang (d) children ran out
11. 11.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) bananas (c) leaves (d) fish
12. 12.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) soon (d) fast

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