Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 183 · 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.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) Appa
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) cried (c) fell asleep (d) sang a song
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the kitchen (c) in the garden (d) under the bed
4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) red and grey (c) black and white (d) orange and pink
5. 5.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) some money (b) a big smile (c) a book (d) a sweet
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) a kite (b) the sun (c) a bird (d) the moon
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a lion (b) an elephant (c) a giraffe (d) a monkey
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Riya (d) the crow
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) four (c) three (d) five
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his cat (b) his friend (c) his little brother (d) his sister
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) Vikram and his sister (c) only his sister (d) Appa
12. 12.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) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball

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