Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 653 · 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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) windy (c) hot (d) cold
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Sara (c) Lata (d) Zoya
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 stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at noon (b) early (c) at night (d) late
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the pencil (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the teacher
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) old and broken (b) clean and shiny (c) dirty and dull (d) wet and muddy
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Appa (c) Moti (d) Arjun
9. 9.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) sat down to eat (c) went home (d) ran out to play
10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    Where did he plant it? (a) in the sand (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in a cup
11. 11.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) three (c) one (d) five
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What was the story about? (a) a big fish (b) a clever crow (c) a lazy lion (d) a little cat

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