Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 678 · 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.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a kitten (c) Kiran (d) a puppy
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) shared her crayon
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 car (b) the bus (c) the dog (d) the floor
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) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a bird (b) a small green plant (c) a big red flower (d) a mango
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) the teacher (c) Bela (d) Grandpa
8. 8.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) lemon (c) mango (d) grape
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a tree (b) on a wire (c) in a pond (d) on a roof
10. 10.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) Kiran (d) Riya
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) full (c) old (d) light
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) in the garden (d) on the roof

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