Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 367 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) grass (b) leaves (c) bananas (d) fish
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the tooth (d) the apple
3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Lata (c) Riya (d) Sara
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) Mohan (c) Riya (d) the crow
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) the bell (c) Rohan (d) all the children
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s kite (d) a bird
10. 10.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) long (b) short (c) big (d) thin
11. 11.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) dirty and dull (b) old and broken (c) clean and shiny (d) wet and muddy
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 box (b) his ball (c) his dog (d) his cat

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