Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 414 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) lost her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) shared her crayon
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a little cat (b) a lazy lion (c) a clever crow (d) a big fish
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the gardener (c) Aman (d) the plant
4. 4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the market (c) to the park (d) to the zoo
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his head (c) his nose (d) his hand
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the shop (c) to the park (d) to school
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a paper boat (c) a house of cards (d) a tower of blocks
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) the bell (c) Anu (d) all the children
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) went home (c) read books (d) ran out to play
11. 11.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 lady (c) the bag (d) a basket
12. 12.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 his sister (b) only Vikram (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa

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