Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 661 · 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.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in her bag
2. 2.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
3. 3.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 ladder (b) a long stick (c) a chair (d) a rope
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a paper hat (c) a kite (d) a paper boat
6. 6.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 tree (b) a sun (c) a house (d) a moon
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) none (c) one (d) two
8. 8.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
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Grandma (c) Mohan (d) Grandpa
10. 10.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) a big smile (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) some money
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his dog
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) new (c) shiny (d) dirty

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