Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 495 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its paw (b) its tail (c) its ears (d) its head
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his hand
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) a little girl (b) Kabir (c) a teacher (d) an old lady
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Bela
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) fish (b) leaves (c) grass (d) bananas
6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) Mohan (c) the crow (d) Grandma
7. 7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the shopkeepers (b) Lata and Sam (c) the lollies (d) Amma and Appa
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) it got sunny (c) he went to school (d) he fell asleep
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 clever crow (b) a little cat (c) a lazy lion (d) a big fish
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a house of cards (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
11. 11.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 floor (b) the car (c) the dog (d) the bus
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) blue and green (c) black and white (d) red and grey

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