← Tiny stories lesson New set →

Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 531 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    What colour was the crayon?     (a) blue (b) red (c) green (d) yellow
  2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!

    What came out?     (a) the tooth (b) the seed (c) the worm (d) the apple
  3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!

    What did Riya lose?     (a) her book (b) her pencil (c) her bag (d) her shoe
  4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    How many crayons did Meera have?     (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) three
  5. 5.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) Riya (b) the boat (c) Zoya (d) Amma
  6. 6.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 cried (c) he ran (d) he fell
  7. 7.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 mother (b) his teacher (c) his friend (d) his sister
  8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.

    True or false: Meera shared her crayon.     (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.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 bandage (b) some cream (c) a cap (d) a sock
  10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.

    What could Arjun not find?     (a) his cat (b) his box (c) his dog (d) his ball
  11. 11.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 box (c) in a cup (d) in the sand
  12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.

    Who went to the shop?     (a) only Lata (b) Lata and Amma (c) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Sam

Answer key

  1. red
  2. the tooth
  3. her pencil
  4. one
  5. Zoya
  6. he fell
  7. his sister
  8. True
  9. a bandage
  10. his cat
  11. in a pot
  12. Lata and Sam

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension