Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 631 · 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.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) orange (d) lemon
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a clever crow (c) a big fish (d) a little cat
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a moon (b) a tree (c) a house (d) a sun
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his cat (b) his box (c) his dog (d) his ball
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the wall (b) in a box (c) in her bag (d) on the table
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a tyre (c) a balloon (d) a bubble
7. 7.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) tore (d) sank
8. 8.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 cup (b) in the sand (c) in a pot (d) in a box
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) thin (c) tall (d) big
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) some cream (c) a bandage (d) a sock
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) four (c) three (d) two
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) Appa (c) Arjun (d) the cat

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