Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 65 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) cried (c) sang a song (d) fell asleep
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) under the bed (d) in the kitchen
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) some money (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) a big smile
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) Amma (c) Zoya (d) the boat
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) the teacher (b) Meera’s friend (c) Meera’s mother (d) Meera
6. 6.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) three (b) one (c) two (d) four
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a little cat (b) a big fish (c) a lazy lion (d) a clever crow
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) the sun (b) Sara (c) Pooja (d) Amma
9. 9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) four (c) five (d) one
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his little brother (d) his cat
11. 11.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 bag (b) the lady (c) a box (d) a basket
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Lata (c) Sara (d) Riya

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