Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 21 · 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.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) food (b) sugar (c) water (d) milk
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) lost her crayon
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera (b) Meera’s mother (c) Meera’s friend (d) the teacher
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a big fish (b) a lazy lion (c) a clever crow (d) a little cat
6. 6.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) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) Mohan (c) the crow (d) Riya
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a pot (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in the sand
10. 10.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 tree (b) a basket (c) a box (d) a bag
11. 11.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What came up soon? (a) a small green plant (b) a big red flower (c) a mango (d) a bird
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Arjun (b) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Tiger

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