Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 211 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) four (c) two (d) one
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
3. 3.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 ball (c) his cat (d) his box
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) Aman (d) the gardener
5. 5.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) Vikram’s ball (d) a bird
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) mango (b) lemon (c) grape (d) orange
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her pencil (b) her shoe (c) her bag (d) her book
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Zoya
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) cried (b) sang a song (c) ran away (d) fell asleep
10. 10.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 ran (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he cried
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) the moon (c) the sun (d) a kite
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 moon (b) a sun (c) a house (d) a tree

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