Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 420 · 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 do then? (a) shouted at him (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) went to sleep
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Anu’s (c) Divya’s (d) Amma’s
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her pencil (c) her bag (d) her shoe
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) in the garden (d) on the roof
6. 6.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
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his cat (c) his little brother (d) his sister
8. 8.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 tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower
9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
10. 10.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) old and broken (b) wet and muddy (c) clean and shiny (d) dirty and dull
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) old (c) light (d) full
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) on a wire (d) in a pond

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