Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 378 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a bubble (b) a tyre (c) a ball (d) a balloon
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he ran (b) he cried (c) he slept (d) he fell
3. 3.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 bandage (b) a cap (c) some cream (d) a sock
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a seed (c) a flower (d) a tree
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the kitchen (c) in the garden (d) under the bed
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) two (c) three (d) one
7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) four
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) late (b) at night (c) at noon (d) early
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) only his sister (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa
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) wet and muddy (b) clean and shiny (c) dirty and dull (d) old and broken
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) the crow (c) Mohan (d) Riya

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