Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 265 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) soon (c) fast (d) late
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) big (b) tall (c) short (d) thin
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a sand castle (c) a house of cards (d) a tower of blocks
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) lost her crayon
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Sam (d) Sam and Ravi
6. 6.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 mango (b) a bird (c) a big red flower (d) a small green plant
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his dog (d) his cat
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he slept (b) he ran (c) he fell (d) he cried
10. 10.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) milk (b) water (c) food (d) sugar
11. 11.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) Amma (b) Bela (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
12. 12.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 tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower

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