Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 491 · 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.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 cup (d) in a pot
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) went home (c) sat down to eat (d) ran out to play
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) Faizan (b) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Arjun
4. 4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) a bird
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) three (c) five (d) four
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Amma (c) the puppy (d) Riya
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) bread (c) a ball (d) milk
8. 8.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) four (b) three (c) one (d) two
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) hot (c) windy (d) cold
10. 10.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) broke (c) found (d) looked
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) on a wire (c) in a tree (d) in a pond
12. 12.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) wet (b) new (c) dirty (d) shiny

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