Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 301 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) under the bed (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag
2. 2.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) Appa (b) Divya (c) Amma (d) Bela
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) Appa (c) only Vikram (d) Vikram and his sister
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a house of cards (c) a paper boat (d) a tower of blocks
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) three (b) one (c) four (d) five
6. 6.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) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) shouted at him (c) went to sleep (d) laughed and built again
8. 8.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 zoo (b) to school (c) to the park (d) to the market
9. 9.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 long stick (c) a ladder (d) a chair
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a book (b) a sweet (c) some money (d) a big smile
11. 11.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 flower (c) a stone (d) a seed
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True

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