Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 342 · 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.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a little girl (b) an old lady (c) Kabir (d) a teacher
2. 2.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) long (c) thin (d) big
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) Meera (c) Meera’s mother (d) the teacher
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Kiran (d) Riya
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) clean and shiny (b) wet and muddy (c) dirty and dull (d) old and broken
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sank (c) flew up (d) sailed away
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) True (b) False
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) big (c) home (d) black
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) a kite (c) the sun (d) the moon
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What did Meera do? (a) lost her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) shared her crayon
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Amma (d) Sam and Ravi

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