Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 225 · 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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his cat
2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) a kite (c) the moon (d) a bird
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a flower (b) a seed (c) a tree (d) a stone
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Anu
6. 6.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 friend (b) his mother (c) his teacher (d) his sister
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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) only Vikram (b) only his sister (c) Appa (d) Vikram and his sister
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the boat
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) the puppy (c) Amma (d) Kiran
11. 11.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
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    How many crayons did Meera have? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) three

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