Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 193 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) shared her crayon
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) one (c) five (d) three
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) an apple (b) a carrot (c) a chapati (d) a mango
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his ball (d) his box
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in her bag
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at noon (b) early (c) at night (d) late
7. 7.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 stone (b) a tree (c) a flower (d) a seed
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) her brother (b) Amma (c) Grandma (d) Appa
9. 9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a basket (b) the bag (c) a box (d) the lady
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) the bell (c) Rohan (d) all the children
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) Mohan (b) Arjun (c) Faizan (d) Neel
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the dog (c) the bus (d) the floor

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