Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 602 · 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) went home (b) ran out to play (c) read books (d) sat down to eat
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the bell (c) the door (d) the phone
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he ran
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) the shopkeepers (b) the lollies (c) Amma and Appa (d) Lata and Sam
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 cup (c) in the sand (d) in a box
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) one (c) five (d) three
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Arjun (c) Appa (d) Moti
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Anu (c) Amma (d) Divya
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) mango (b) grape (c) lemon (d) orange
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a big red ball
12. 12.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) wet and muddy (b) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken

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