Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 256 · 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.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) leaves (b) bananas (c) fish (d) grass
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) he fell asleep (c) it got sunny (d) he went to school
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Anu (c) the bell (d) Rohan
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) rainy (d) cold
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) an elephant (b) a monkey (c) a lion (d) a giraffe
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) three (b) one (c) two (d) four
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Sorry!”
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in her bag
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
10. 10.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) the cat (c) Moti (d) Arjun
11. 11.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) Zoya (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the boat
12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What came up soon? (a) a bird (b) a big red flower (c) a small green plant (d) a mango

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