Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 337 · 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.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) water (b) sugar (c) food (d) milk
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Lata (c) Sara (d) Riya
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a seed (c) a flower (d) a tree
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) black (b) white (c) blue (d) grey
5. 5.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 bird (d) a small green plant
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s ball (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
8. 8.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 the sand (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in a cup
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his hand
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) cold (c) hot (d) rainy
11. 11.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) some cream (b) a cap (c) a bandage (d) a sock
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a tower of blocks (c) a sand castle (d) a house of cards

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