Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 313 · 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.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) Amma (b) Bela (c) Divya (d) Appa
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) Rohan stayed (b) the teacher left (c) children ran out (d) the bell rang
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the box (b) the brother (c) the tower (d) the floor
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his head (b) his knee (c) his hand (d) his nose
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) lost her crayon
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) Lata and Sam (c) the lollies (d) the shopkeepers
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and grey
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) two (c) three (d) one
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a cow (d) a puppy
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Kabir (b) Appa (c) the bag (d) the lady
11. 11.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 Vikram (b) Vikram and his sister (c) Appa (d) only his sister
12. 12.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) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma

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