Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 462 · 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.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in a box (d) on the wall
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Mohan
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) two (b) three (c) four (d) one
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his nose
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a big red flower (b) a mango (c) a bird (d) a small green plant
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his sister (c) his mother (d) his friend
7. 7.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 big smile (b) a book (c) some money (d) a sweet
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his box (d) his cat
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a bubble (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a tyre
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the phone
11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) Grandma (c) her brother (d) Appa
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) shouted at him (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) went to sleep

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