Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 432 · 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.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
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) Amma (c) the dentist (d) Anu
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sank (c) flew up (d) sailed away
4. 4.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 chair (c) a rope (d) a long stick
5. 5.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) found (c) took (d) looked
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s kite (b) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball
7. 7.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 floor (b) the dog (c) the bus (d) the car
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was dirty (b) it was hungry (c) it was cold (d) it was sad
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a carrot (c) an apple (d) a mango
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the puppy
11. 11.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) Amma (d) Riya
12. 12.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 sea (c) in her bag (d) in the rain water

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