Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 581 · 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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) in her shoe (b) in her bag (c) on the desk (d) under the bed
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Rohan (c) Anu (d) the bell
4. 4.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) Lata (d) Sara
5. 5.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 rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
6. 6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was hungry (c) it was sad (d) it was dirty
8. 8.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) Amma (b) Aman (c) the plant (d) the gardener
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a pot and a pan (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a broom and a mop
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) grey (b) white (c) blue (d) black
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did Kabir carry? (a) a basket (b) the bag (c) a box (d) the lady
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) Mohan (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher

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