Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 526 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) home (b) big (c) black (d) slow
2. 2.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
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his teacher (d) his mother
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) some money (c) a book (d) a big smile
5. 5.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a white bird (c) a rainbow (d) a big black cloud
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) Amma
7. 7.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 paper hat (c) a paper boat (d) a kite
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) the puppy (c) Riya (d) Kiran
9. 9.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 ladder (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) short (d) big
11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Who went with Anu? (a) Amma (b) Grandma (c) Appa (d) her brother
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a big fish (c) a little cat (d) a clever crow

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