Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 569 · 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.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a white bird (c) a big black cloud (d) a rainbow
2. 2.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) Kabir (b) a teacher (c) an old lady (d) a little girl
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) Meera’s friend (c) the teacher (d) Meera
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a pot (b) in a box (c) in a cup (d) in the sand
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) six (d) four
7. 7.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) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) wet and muddy
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her shoe (c) her bag (d) her pencil
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) the boat (b) Zoya (c) Riya (d) Amma
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his mother (d) his teacher
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) blue (c) grey (d) black
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 little brother (c) his cat (d) his friend

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