Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 520 · 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.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) three (b) four (c) one (d) two
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a seed (c) a tree (d) a flower
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a box (b) a basket (c) the lady (d) the bag
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s kite (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s ball
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Anu’s (c) Rohan’s (d) Amma’s
6. 6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) cried (b) ran away (c) sang a song (d) fell asleep
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) on the wall (c) on the table (d) in a box
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 got sunny (b) he fell asleep (c) he went to school (d) it began to rain
9. 9.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 a pot (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in the sand
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) the crow (c) Riya (d) Mohan
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) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Tiger (d) Arjun
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the floor (b) the box (c) the tower (d) the brother

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