Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 220 · 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.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) False (b) True
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Lata and Sam (c) only Lata (d) Sam and Ravi
3. 3.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
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the zoo (b) to the park (c) to the market (d) to school
5. 5.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) the gardener (c) Amma (d) Aman
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) three (c) two (d) one
8. 8.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) fell asleep (d) ran away
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to help the teacher (c) to eat lunch (d) to sleep
10. 10.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) wet and muddy (b) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) some money (b) a big smile (c) a sweet (d) a book
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) red and grey (c) blue and green (d) black and white

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