Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 644 · 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.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a house (c) a tree (d) a moon
2. 2.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
3. 3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) Kiran (c) Amma (d) the puppy
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) Kabir (d) Appa
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Divya’s (c) Amma’s (d) Rohan’s
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the rain water (c) in the sea (d) in her bag
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) in the garden
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) two (c) three (d) one
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a white bird (c) a big black cloud (d) a rainbow
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What did his sister get? (a) a chair (b) a rope (c) a ladder (d) a long stick
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to sleep (c) to eat lunch (d) to read a book
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) all the children (c) the bell (d) Rohan

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