Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 424 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the pencil (b) the teacher (c) Riya (d) Amma
2. 2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) the boat (c) Amma (d) Riya
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) mango (d) grape
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the dog (b) the car (c) the floor (d) the bus
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed
6. 6.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) old (b) light (c) full (d) big
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) some cream (c) a sock (d) a bandage
8. 8.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) two (b) three (c) four (d) one
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the rain water (c) in her bag (d) in the sea
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What came out? (a) the worm (b) the apple (c) the tooth (d) the seed
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) the moon (b) a kite (c) the sun (d) a bird
12. 12.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

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