Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 355 · 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.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) some money (b) a big smile (c) a sweet (d) a book
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) four (d) six
3. 3.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 little cat (c) a big fish (d) a lazy lion
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a rainbow
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) three (b) one (c) two (d) four
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) fast (b) soon (c) up (d) late
7. 7.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
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) ran out to play (c) read books (d) sat down to eat
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) Divya (c) the dentist (d) Amma
10. 10.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
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his little brother (d) his cat
12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Go away!”

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