Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 470 · 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.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) his sister (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) broke her crayon
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) a little girl
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a sock (b) some cream (c) a cap (d) a bandage
5. 5.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a giraffe (b) a lion (c) an elephant (d) a monkey
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) bread (b) water (c) a ball (d) milk
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) found (c) broke (d) took
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Grandma
11. 11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) orange and pink (c) red and grey (d) black and white
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) flew up (c) sank (d) sailed away

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