Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 241 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Appa (b) Arjun (c) Moti (d) the 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) a kite (b) the moon (c) the sun (d) a bird
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his knee
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera (b) Meera’s mother (c) the teacher (d) Meera’s friend
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in a pot (c) in a cup (d) in the sand
6. 6.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) four (c) two (d) three
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) big (b) long (c) short (d) thin
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a house of cards (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) Kiran (c) the puppy (d) Amma
10. 10.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 moon (b) a house (c) a sun (d) a tree
11. 11.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 stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Sara

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