Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 312 · 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.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in the sand (c) in a pot (d) in a cup
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s kite (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) a bird
3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) milk (c) bread (d) water
5. 5.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 sea (b) in the rain water (c) in her bag (d) on the table
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 bell (c) the alarm (d) the door
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera (b) Meera’s mother (c) the teacher (d) Meera’s friend
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a sock (b) a cap (c) some cream (d) a bandage
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) cold (b) hot (c) rainy (d) windy
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Lata and Amma (c) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Sam
11. 11.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 fell (c) he ran (d) he slept
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) Grandma (c) Mohan (d) the crow

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension