Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 246 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the zoo (c) to the market (d) to the park
2. 2.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) Amma (b) Divya (c) Appa (d) Bela
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sailed away (c) sank (d) flew up
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Amma’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) at noon (c) at night (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) Bela (b) Amma (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher
7. 7.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) new (c) shiny (d) dirty
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
9. 9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) an old lady (b) a teacher (c) Kabir (d) a little girl
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was dirty (c) it was hungry (d) it was sad
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
12. 12.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) the cat (d) Moti

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