Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 353 · 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 cow (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a big fish (c) a little cat (d) a lazy lion
3. 3.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
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) thin (b) short (c) tall (d) big
5. 5.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) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Amma
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Grandma (b) Amma (c) her brother (d) Appa
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) milk (c) water (d) bread
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper hat (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane
9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) broke her crayon
10. 10.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) dirty and dull (c) wet and muddy (d) old and broken
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) a cap (b) some cream (c) a bandage (d) a sock
12. 12.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 bird (b) a big red flower (c) a small green plant (d) a mango

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