Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 442 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) soon (c) fast (d) late
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the phone (c) the alarm (d) the door
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) hot (b) rainy (c) windy (d) cold
4. 4.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) wet and muddy (b) clean and shiny (c) old and broken (d) dirty and dull
5. 5.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a broom and a mop (b) a pot and a pan (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a bucket and a cloth
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a paper plane
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it got sunny (c) it began to rain (d) he fell asleep
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) two
9. 9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) red (c) yellow (d) green
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Appa (b) Kabir (c) the lady (d) the bag
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What was the story about? (a) a big fish (b) a clever crow (c) a lazy lion (d) a little cat
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) tore (c) flew up (d) sailed away

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