Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 500 · 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 plane (b) a kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper hat
2. 2.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
3. 3.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 ran (c) he fell (d) he cried
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a ladder (c) a rope (d) a chair
5. 5.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 lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) two (b) three (c) none (d) one
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma
8. 8.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 lion (b) an elephant (c) a giraffe (d) a monkey
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the shop (c) to school (d) to the park
10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What came up soon? (a) a mango (b) a bird (c) a big red flower (d) a small green plant
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) Anu (c) the dentist (d) Amma
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) milk (c) water (d) bread

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