Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 67 · 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.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Anu’s (c) Divya’s (d) Amma’s
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) in the kitchen (d) under the bed
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) grape (c) mango (d) lemon
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the alarm (c) the bell (d) the door
5. 5.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
6. 6.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) Mohan (b) Faizan (c) Neel (d) Arjun
7. 7.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
8. 8.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 ball (c) his cat (d) his dog
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) Rohan stayed (b) the teacher left (c) the bell rang (d) children ran out
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sank (c) flew up (d) sailed away
11. 11.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 monkey (b) a giraffe (c) an elephant (d) a lion
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) grey (c) black (d) blue

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