Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 655 · 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.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
2. 2.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in a box (b) in her bag (c) on the table (d) on the wall
3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a lion (b) an elephant (c) a monkey (d) a giraffe
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his cat (b) his box (c) his ball (d) his dog
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) cold (c) rainy (d) hot
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Zoya (c) Sara (d) Riya
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a house of cards (c) a paper boat (d) a sand castle
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Anu (c) the bell (d) Rohan
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the phone (b) the door (c) the bell (d) the alarm
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a mango (c) a carrot (d) an apple
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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