Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 202 · 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 tooth (b) the seed (c) the worm (d) the apple
2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Appa (b) the bag (c) Kabir (d) the lady
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Bela (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Grandpa
4. 4.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 rainbow (c) a white bird (d) a big red ball
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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) a little girl (b) a teacher (c) Kabir (d) an old lady
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) late (b) at noon (c) at night (d) early
8. 8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) water (c) food (d) sugar
9. 9.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) old and broken (b) clean and shiny (c) wet and muddy (d) dirty and dull
10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Sara (c) Lata (d) Riya
11. 11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a bandage (b) a cap (c) some cream (d) a sock
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False

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