Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 677 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a bubble
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a white bird (c) a big red ball (d) a rainbow
3. 3.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 dog (b) the car (c) the floor (d) the bus
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Lata and Sam (c) Sam and Ravi (d) only Lata
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its tail (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its ears
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) the bell (c) all the children (d) Rohan
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) black and white (c) blue and green (d) orange and pink
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Kiran
10. 10.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 rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick
11. 11.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What did Aman plant? (a) a seed (b) a tree (c) a flower (d) a stone
12. 12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) Appa (c) only his sister (d) Vikram and his sister

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