Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 476 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) to the zoo (d) to the market
2. 2.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 kite (c) a paper hat (d) a paper boat
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) shared her crayon
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) found (c) broke (d) looked
5. 5.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 slept (b) he cried (c) he fell (d) he ran
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it began to rain (c) it got sunny (d) he went to school
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his little brother (c) his sister (d) his cat
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Mohan (c) Grandpa (d) Grandma
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a little cat (c) a big fish (d) a clever crow
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the floor (c) the dog (d) the car
11. 11.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 friend (c) his mother (d) his sister
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True

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