Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 184 · 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.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the apple (b) the tooth (c) the seed (d) the worm
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Appa (b) Arjun (c) the cat (d) Moti
3. 3.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
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a big black cloud (c) a big red ball (d) a rainbow
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) Rohan stayed (c) children ran out (d) the teacher left
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his mother (b) his sister (c) his teacher (d) his friend
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) four (b) two (c) one (d) three
8. 8.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) a teacher (c) an old lady (d) a little girl
9. 9.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
10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) thin (b) short (c) big (d) long
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True
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 Amma (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam

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