Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 36 · 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.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
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her shoe (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
3. 3.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 mango (b) a big red flower (c) a bird (d) a small green plant
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) two (b) three (c) none (d) one
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the sun (c) Sara (d) Pooja
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) tore (c) sank (d) sailed away
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) the teacher (c) Meera (d) Meera’s friend
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) lost her crayon
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Amma (b) Divya (c) Bela (d) Appa
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they use? (a) a pot and a pan (b) a broom and a mop (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a bucket and a cloth
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a chair (c) a ladder (d) a rope
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his ball (d) his box

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