Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 336 · 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.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a cow (d) a puppy
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her pencil (c) her shoe (d) her book
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) the teacher left
4. 4.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 sister (c) his mother (d) his teacher
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Riya (c) the puppy (d) Amma
6. 6.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) the teacher (b) Riya (c) the pencil (d) Amma
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) cried and ran away (c) shouted at him (d) laughed and built again
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) late (b) at noon (c) early (d) at night
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) sugar (c) food (d) water
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) sank (c) flew up (d) tore
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) cold (d) rainy
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) to the shop (d) home

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