Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 306 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his mother (c) his teacher (d) his sister
2. 2.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 eat lunch (c) to read a book (d) to help the teacher
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the pencil (c) Riya (d) the teacher
4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) soon (c) fast (d) up
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his dog (d) his cat
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) three (b) five (c) four (d) six
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) in the sea (c) in her bag (d) on the table
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) the crow (d) Riya
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!”
11. 11.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What came up soon? (a) a big red flower (b) a mango (c) a bird (d) a small green plant
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) at noon (c) at night (d) late

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