Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 674 · 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.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) a ball (c) milk (d) bread
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) the boat (c) Zoya (d) Amma
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her bag (c) her pencil (d) her book
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) it began to rain (d) he fell asleep
7. 7.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) the teacher (c) Riya (d) Amma
8. 8.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) on the table (c) in her bag (d) on the wall
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
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 a cup (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in the sand
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) one (b) two (c) four (d) three
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) Amma (c) the dentist (d) Divya

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