Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 636 · 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.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) three (c) four (d) two
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) went home (c) sat down to eat (d) ran out to play
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water
4. 4.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 tree (c) a stone (d) a seed
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) long (b) short (c) thin (d) big
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a big red ball (d) a white bird
7. 7.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) clean and shiny (b) dirty and dull (c) wet and muddy (d) old and broken
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was dirty (c) it was hungry (d) it was sad
9. 9.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 lady (c) the bag (d) a basket
10. 10.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
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) one (c) three (d) five
12. 12.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

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