Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 601 · 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 did the children do? (a) sat down to eat (b) went home (c) read books (d) ran out to play
2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Neel (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
3. 3.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 plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman
4. 4.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) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Moti
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 the sand (b) in a pot (c) in a box (d) in a cup
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a mango
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 school (b) to the park (c) to the market (d) to the zoo
8. 8.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) home (d) to the shop
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a paper plane (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
10. 10.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
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) Appa (c) only his sister (d) Vikram and his sister

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