Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 285 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) Grandma (c) Mohan (d) the teacher
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Amma (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
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) a box (d) the bag
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the market (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the park
6. 6.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) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Bela
7. 7.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) the gardener (b) the plant (c) Aman (d) Amma
8. 8.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) the boat (c) Riya (d) Zoya
9. 9.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
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a kitten (c) Kiran (d) a puppy
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) the dentist (c) Amma (d) Divya
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) home (d) to the shop

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