Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 511 · 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.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 ran (b) he fell (c) he cried (d) he slept
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) the pencil (c) Amma (d) Riya
3. 3.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) Amma and Appa (b) the lollies (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her pencil (c) her book (d) her bag
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a sock (b) a cap (c) some cream (d) a bandage
6. 6.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the bag (b) the lady (c) Appa (d) Kabir
7. 7.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 bird (b) a small green plant (c) a mango (d) a big red flower
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
9. 9.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 nose (c) his head (d) his hand
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Sam (d) Sam and Ravi
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Moti (d) Tiger
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a kitten (c) a puppy (d) Kiran

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