Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 553 · 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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) shouted at him (b) went to sleep (c) cried and ran away (d) laughed and built again
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) Aman (b) the gardener (c) Amma (d) the plant
3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his ball (d) his box
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her book (c) her pencil (d) her shoe
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) fell asleep (c) ran away (d) cried
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in a box (d) on the wall
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 boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in her bag (c) in the rain water (d) on the table
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 sock (b) some cream (c) a cap (d) a bandage
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a mango (c) a chapati (d) an apple
11. 11.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) wet and muddy (c) clean and shiny (d) dirty and dull
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) three (b) five (c) six (d) four

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