Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 481 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a paper plane (c) a paper hat (d) a 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) hid her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) broke her crayon
3. 3.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) an elephant (c) a lion (d) a monkey
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his head (c) his nose (d) his hand
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) sugar (c) water (d) food
7. 7.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 mother (c) his sister (d) his friend
8. 8.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) Bela (b) Amma (c) Appa (d) Divya
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) Grandma (c) the crow (d) Mohan
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) new (b) shiny (c) wet (d) dirty
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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) one (b) two (c) three (d) four

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