Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 554 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) the bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his hand (c) his head (d) his nose
3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a bag (b) a tree (c) a box (d) a basket
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) hot (b) windy (c) cold (d) rainy
5. 5.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) found (c) looked (d) took
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sank (c) flew up (d) sailed away
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a mango (c) an apple (d) a carrot
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) red and grey (c) blue and green (d) black and white
9. 9.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) three (d) two
10. 10.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 a box (b) on the table (c) in her bag (d) on the wall
11. 11.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) Appa (b) Bela (c) Divya (d) Amma
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 friend (b) his sister (c) his little brother (d) his cat

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