Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 217 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) leaves (b) bananas (c) fish (d) grass
2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) black and white (c) orange and pink (d) blue and green
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandpa
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s kite (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s ball (d) his sister
5. 5.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) Vikram and his sister (b) only his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Appa
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her book (c) her shoe (d) her pencil
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a big black cloud (c) a big red ball (d) a rainbow
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) grape (c) mango (d) orange
9. 9.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) water (c) sugar (d) milk
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    Who put a bandage on it? (a) his sister (b) his teacher (c) his friend (d) his mother

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