Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 664 · 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) a basket (b) a box (c) the bag (d) the lady
2. 2.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
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) blue
4. 4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the floor (c) the dog (d) the car
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) a little girl (b) an old lady (c) Kabir (d) a teacher
6. 6.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) Arjun (c) Moti (d) Appa
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his cat (c) his ball (d) his dog
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) four (b) five (c) six (d) three
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to eat lunch (b) to sleep (c) to read a book (d) to help the teacher
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it got sunny (c) he went to school (d) it began to rain
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 the lady give Kabir? (a) a book (b) a sweet (c) a big smile (d) some money
12. 12.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) Neel (b) Mohan (c) Arjun (d) Faizan

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