Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 328 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) bread (b) water (c) a ball (d) milk
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the apple (d) the tooth
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper plane (c) a paper boat (d) a kite
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) five (c) four (d) three
5. 5.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 ball (b) a bird (c) his sister (d) Vikram’s kite
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) five (c) three (d) one
7. 7.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 a cup (c) in the sand (d) in a pot
8. 8.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 small green plant (d) a bird
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) tore (c) sailed away (d) flew up
10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a bubble (c) a tyre (d) a balloon
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Appa (c) Moti (d) Arjun
12. 12.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) the lady (b) a basket (c) a box (d) the bag

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