Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 188 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he slept (b) he fell (c) he cried (d) he ran
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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) long (b) short (c) big (d) thin
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) his sister (b) Vikram’s kite (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Amma’s (c) Divya’s (d) Anu’s
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a basket (b) a box (c) a tree (d) a bag
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) an elephant (b) a lion (c) a monkey (d) a giraffe
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a tower of blocks (c) a house of cards (d) a sand castle
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the table (b) in her bag (c) in a box (d) on the wall
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) the boat (c) Amma (d) Zoya
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a big red ball (c) a white bird (d) a rainbow
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its tail

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