Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 416 · 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.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 house of cards (c) a paper boat (d) a tower of blocks
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his ball
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a balloon (c) a bubble (d) a ball
4. 4.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) it began to rain (c) he went to school (d) he fell asleep
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 the lady give Kabir? (a) a book (b) a sweet (c) a big smile (d) some money
6. 6.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 pot (b) in a box (c) in a cup (d) in the sand
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a ladder (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Zoya (c) Lata (d) Riya
9. 9.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 bird (b) a big red flower (c) a mango (d) a small green plant
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    How many crayons did Meera have? (a) two (b) none (c) three (d) one
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) Lata and Amma (c) Sam and Ravi (d) only Lata
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) Arjun (c) Appa (d) the cat

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