Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 648 · 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) the lady (b) a box (c) the bag (d) a basket
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Hello!”
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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 tree (c) a moon (d) a house
5. 5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) Rohan stayed (b) the bell rang (c) the teacher left (d) children ran out
6. 6.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 bag (b) the lady (c) Kabir (d) Appa
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at night (b) at noon (c) late (d) early
8. 8.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) big (d) slow
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) sat down to eat (c) went home (d) read books
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Who helped his father? (a) Faizan (b) Arjun (c) Mohan (d) Neel
11. 11.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) dirty and dull (b) clean and shiny (c) old and broken (d) wet and muddy
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they use? (a) a broom and a mop (b) a cup and a spoon (c) a bucket and a cloth (d) a pot and a pan

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