Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 634 · 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.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a box (b) the bag (c) a basket (d) the lady
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) shared her crayon (d) lost her crayon
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was cold (c) it was dirty (d) it was hungry
4. 4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a tree (b) on a wire (c) in a pond (d) on a roof
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Zoya (c) Lata (d) Riya
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) black and white
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) sank (c) tore (d) flew up
8. 8.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 rain water (b) in the sea (c) in her bag (d) on the table
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) went to sleep (c) laughed and built again (d) shouted at him
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) the teacher (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) home (b) black (c) slow (d) big
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Anu’s (c) Rohan’s (d) Amma’s

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