Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 316 · 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) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her bag (d) in her shoe
2. 2.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) Appa (b) only his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Vikram and his sister
3. 3.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
4. 4.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 dog (c) his ball (d) his cat
5. 5.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 bandage (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a cap
6. 6.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) Riya (b) Amma (c) the boat (d) Zoya
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a basket (b) a box (c) the lady (d) the bag
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) the teacher (b) Meera’s mother (c) Meera (d) Meera’s friend
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) sailed away (c) sank (d) tore
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) Mohan (c) the teacher (d) Grandma
12. 12.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 bird (c) a mango (d) a small green plant

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