Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 566 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) big (b) home (c) black (d) slow
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) the bell (b) all the children (c) Rohan (d) Anu
3. 3.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) Amma and Appa (b) the lollies (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his head (c) his nose (d) his knee
5. 5.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) on the table (b) in a box (c) in her bag (d) on the wall
6. 6.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 box (b) a basket (c) a tree (d) a bag
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the door
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Divya’s (d) Amma’s
9. 9.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) the gardener (b) Aman (c) the plant (d) Amma
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) cold (d) rainy
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Sam (c) Lata and Amma (d) only Lata
12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) big (c) long (d) thin

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