Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 347 · 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.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a tree (b) a sun (c) a house (d) a moon
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) a ball (c) milk (d) bread
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the phone
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the floor (b) the car (c) the bus (d) the dog
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) blue and green (c) red and grey (d) orange and pink
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) the boat (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Zoya
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) none (c) one (d) two
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) he fell asleep (c) it began to rain (d) it got sunny
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
10. 10.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) Vikram and his sister (b) only his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Appa
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) up (c) fast (d) soon
12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he ran

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