Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 303 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) hid her crayon
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its tail (b) its ears (c) its head (d) its paw
3. 3.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) Aman (c) Amma (d) the plant
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) Zoya (d) the boat
5. 5.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) cried and ran away (c) shouted at him (d) laughed and built again
6. 6.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a teacher (b) Kabir (c) an old lady (d) a little girl
7. 7.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 shoe (c) under the bed (d) in her bag
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) it began to rain (d) he fell asleep
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandpa (c) Grandma (d) the teacher
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Who helped his father? (a) Mohan (b) Neel (c) Arjun (d) Faizan
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) four (d) six

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