Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 407 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Lata
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) five (c) three (d) one
4. 4.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 big red flower (b) a bird (c) a small green plant (d) a mango
5. 5.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) the lady (b) a box (c) the bag (d) a basket
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) three (c) five (d) four
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Lata and Sam (c) Lata and Amma (d) Sam and Ravi
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) hot (b) cold (c) windy (d) rainy
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was dirty (c) it was hungry (d) it was cold
10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What animal did she see? (a) a monkey (b) a lion (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) took (c) found (d) looked
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False

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