Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 300 · 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 gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Kiran (c) Riya (d) the puppy
2. 2.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 box (b) a basket (c) the lady (d) the bag
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to sleep (b) to help the teacher (c) to read a book (d) to eat lunch
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) Vikram’s ball (c) Vikram’s kite (d) his sister
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) four (c) three (d) five
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
7. 7.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) Amma (c) Bela (d) the teacher
8. 8.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) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water
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 cried (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he fell
10. 10.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 knee (c) his head (d) his nose
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What did his sister get? (a) a rope (b) a ladder (c) a chair (d) a long stick
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her shoe (c) her book (d) her pencil

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