Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 377 · 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.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) a ball (c) milk (d) bread
2. 2.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
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) it began to rain (d) he fell asleep
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the lady (b) Kabir (c) Appa (d) the bag
5. 5.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in a box (b) on the wall (c) on the table (d) in her bag
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his mother (b) his teacher (c) his friend (d) his sister
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its tail
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) on the table (c) in her bag (d) in the rain water
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) rainy (b) hot (c) windy (d) cold
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 cat (b) his dog (c) his box (d) his ball

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