Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 547 · 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.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Amma
2. 2.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 brother (c) the tower (d) the box
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her shoe (b) under the bed (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a tree (c) a house (d) a moon
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to eat lunch (b) to help the teacher (c) to read a book (d) to sleep
6. 6.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) an old lady (b) a teacher (c) Kabir (d) a little girl
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a lion (b) a monkey (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
8. 8.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 cried (b) he ran (c) he slept (d) he fell
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) on the roof
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What colour was the crayon? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    How was the car at the end? (a) old and broken (b) clean and shiny (c) wet and muddy (d) dirty and dull

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