Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 260 · 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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the floor (b) the tower (c) the brother (d) the box
2. 2.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 stone (b) a flower (c) a seed (d) a tree
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) two
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a basket (b) the lady (c) the bag (d) a box
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) green
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his hand
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) orange and pink (c) blue and green (d) black and white
8. 8.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
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) a little girl (b) Kabir (c) a teacher (d) an old lady
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a sand castle (c) a paper boat (d) a tower of blocks
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) grape (d) orange
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) two (c) one (d) three

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