← Tiny stories lesson New set →

Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 234 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    True or false: The story was about a clever crow.     (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”

    Why did Dev hurt his knee?     (a) he cried (b) he fell (c) he slept (d) he ran
  4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.

    Which word is the opposite of “early”?     (a) up (b) soon (c) late (d) fast
  5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    What animal did she see?     (a) a monkey (b) a lion (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.

    Who helped his father?     (a) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
  8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.

    Which word is the opposite of “long”?     (a) tall (b) big (c) short (d) thin
  9. 9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What is the cat’s name?     (a) Moti (b) Arjun (c) Sonu (d) Tiger
  10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”?     (a) the shopkeepers (b) Lata and Sam (c) Amma and Appa (d) the lollies
  11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.

    Who heard the story?     (a) Mohan (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Grandma
  12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.

    Who went with Anu?     (a) Amma (b) Grandma (c) her brother (d) Appa

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. he fell
  4. late
  5. a giraffe
  6. an apple
  7. Faizan
  8. short
  9. Moti
  10. Lata and Sam
  11. Mohan
  12. Appa

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension