Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 176 · 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.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) food (b) sugar (c) water (d) milk
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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a bucket and a cloth (b) a pot and a pan (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a broom and a mop
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) the crow (c) Mohan (d) Riya
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) fish (b) grass (c) leaves (d) bananas
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a balloon (b) a tyre (c) a bubble (d) a ball
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) two (b) four (c) three (d) one
8. 8.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Grandma (b) her brother (c) Appa (d) Amma
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a carrot (c) an apple (d) a mango
10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What did Aman plant? (a) a tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) light (c) old (d) full
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Sam (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Amma

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