Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 227 · 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.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Zoya (c) the boat (d) Riya
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Divya’s (c) Rohan’s (d) Anu’s
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) broke (c) found (d) looked
4. 4.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) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and grey
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at night (b) early (c) at noon (d) late
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Bela
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Amma (c) Bela (d) Appa
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) an apple (b) a chapati (c) a carrot (d) a mango
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a pond (b) on a wire (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
10. 10.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) False (b) True
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) Meera’s friend (c) Meera (d) the teacher
12. 12.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

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