Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 446 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) Meera’s mother (c) the teacher (d) Meera
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a tower of blocks (c) a house of cards (d) a paper boat
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he ran (c) he slept (d) he fell
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) three (c) four (d) five
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a paper hat (c) a kite (d) a paper boat
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) a ball (c) water (d) bread
8. 8.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) bananas (b) leaves (c) grass (d) fish
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) the dentist (c) Anu (d) Amma
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) cold (d) hot
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Who helped his father? (a) Mohan (b) Neel (c) Faizan (d) Arjun
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What could Arjun not find? (a) his cat (b) his dog (c) his box (d) his ball

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