Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 279 · 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 tower (b) the box (c) the brother (d) the floor
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 flower (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a tree
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandpa
4. 4.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) Amma (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Zoya
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the plant (c) the gardener (d) Aman
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) five (b) one (c) two (d) three
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) fast (b) up (c) soon (d) late
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) grey (b) blue (c) white (d) black
9. 9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Pooja (c) Sara (d) the sun
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper plane (c) a kite (d) a paper boat
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a house (b) a sun (c) a tree (d) a moon

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