Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 253 · 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.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Arjun
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) food (b) milk (c) sugar (d) water
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Divya (c) the dentist (d) Anu
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the dog (c) the bus (d) the floor
5. 5.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) six (d) four
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it began to rain (c) it got sunny (d) he went to school
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) five (c) one (d) three
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Lata (d) Sara
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the door
11. 11.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
12. 12.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a book (c) a big smile (d) some money

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