Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 604 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) flew up (c) sank (d) tore
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) shouted at him (c) cried and ran away (d) laughed and built again
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a mango (c) a chapati (d) an apple
4. 4.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 zoo (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the park
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a flower (b) a stone (c) a seed (d) a tree
6. 6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a monkey (b) an elephant (c) a lion (d) a giraffe
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his box
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the apple (d) the tooth
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in her bag (c) on the table (d) in the rain water
10. 10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a puppy (c) a kitten (d) Kiran
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Who made the card? (a) Appa (b) Divya (c) Bela (d) Amma

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