Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 537 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the gardener (c) Aman (d) the plant
3. 3.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 big red flower (b) a bird (c) a small green plant (d) a mango
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) grey (b) black (c) white (d) blue
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Zoya (c) Lata (d) Riya
6. 6.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) the lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the bell (c) the phone (d) the door
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the worm (b) the apple (c) the seed (d) the tooth
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) Mohan (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) two (c) none (d) one
12. 12.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

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