Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 536 · 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!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his head (b) his knee (c) his nose (d) his hand
2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the floor (c) the bus (d) the dog
3. 3.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 tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) two (c) four (d) three
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) the crow (b) Mohan (c) Grandma (d) Riya
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Lata
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) looked (c) took (d) found
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a wire (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his sister (b) his cat (c) his friend (d) his little brother
10. 10.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) one (c) none (d) three
11. 11.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
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    When did Pooja wake up? (a) late (b) at noon (c) early (d) at night

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