Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 385 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the alarm (d) the phone
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a box (b) the bag (c) the lady (d) a basket
4. 4.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
5. 5.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) True (b) False
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his nose (c) his head (d) his knee
7. 7.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) food (c) water (d) sugar
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) four
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a cup (b) in a box (c) in the sand (d) in a pot
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) the teacher (b) Meera (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera’s mother
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Divya’s (d) Amma’s
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a tree (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a sun

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