Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 454 · 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.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Bela
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.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) Faizan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was hungry (b) it was sad (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
5. 5.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 flower (c) a stone (d) a tree
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the lollies (b) Amma and Appa (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen
8. 8.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) a sweet (b) a big smile (c) a book (d) some money
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper plane (c) a paper boat (d) a kite
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) went to sleep (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) shouted at him
11. 11.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 box (b) a bag (c) a basket (d) a tree
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his cat (b) his little brother (c) his sister (d) his friend

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