Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 44 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) the bell rang
2. 2.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 seed (b) a stone (c) a flower (d) a tree
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to read a book (c) to eat lunch (d) to sleep
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Anu’s (c) Divya’s (d) Rohan’s
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a moon (b) a tree (c) a sun (d) a house
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Anu (c) the dentist (d) Divya
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) True (b) False
9. 9.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) some money (b) a sweet (c) a big smile (d) a book
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) went to sleep (c) laughed and built again (d) shouted at him
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) Bela (c) the teacher (d) Amma
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a bag (b) a box (c) a tree (d) a basket

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