Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 585 · 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.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his cat (c) his dog (d) his ball
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) lost her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) shared her crayon (d) hid her crayon
4. 4.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
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Moti (c) Tiger (d) Arjun
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the floor (b) the dog (c) the car (d) the bus
7. 7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the market (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the park
8. 8.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) fish (b) bananas (c) leaves (d) grass
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its tail (b) its ears (c) its paw (d) its head
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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 kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper hat
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the pencil

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