Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 226 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) late (c) at noon (d) at night
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) lemon (c) orange (d) mango
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
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) the gardener (c) Amma (d) Aman
5. 5.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 sun (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a tree
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) her brother (b) Grandma (c) Appa (d) Amma
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) a bandage (c) some cream (d) a sock
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the sea (c) in the rain water (d) in her bag
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a tower of blocks (c) a sand castle (d) a house of cards
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a mango (c) an apple (d) a chapati
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) three (c) four (d) two
12. 12.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) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam

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