Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 189 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) milk (c) bread (d) water
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his cat (d) his little brother
3. 3.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 paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
4. 4.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 his sister (b) Appa (c) only Vikram (d) Vikram and his sister
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the zoo (b) to the park (c) to school (d) to the market
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) wet and muddy (b) old and broken (c) clean and shiny (d) dirty and dull
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) green
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) a cow (c) a kitten (d) Kiran
9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Moti (c) Arjun (d) Tiger
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) shouted at him (c) laughed and built again (d) cried and ran away
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Who helped his father? (a) Faizan (b) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Arjun
12. 12.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 tree (b) a moon (c) a house (d) a sun

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