Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 453 · 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.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 house (b) a sun (c) a tree (d) a moon
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in the sand (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in a cup
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) only Lata (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Amma (d) Lata and Sam
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the plant (c) Aman (d) the gardener
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) Kiran (c) a kitten (d) a cow
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) light (b) big (c) full (d) old
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Mohan
8. 8.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) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Amma
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) the cat (c) Appa (d) Arjun
11. 11.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 boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
12. 12.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 sad (c) it was hungry (d) it was cold

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