Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 298 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) Kiran (c) a kitten (d) a cow
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) looked (c) found (d) broke
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Divya’s (c) Amma’s (d) Anu’s
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his head (c) his nose (d) his knee
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the door
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to the shop (b) to school (c) home (d) to the park
10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
11. 11.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 tree (b) a sun (c) a moon (d) a house
12. 12.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) the bag (b) a box (c) a basket (d) the lady

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