Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 691 · 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.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 tree (b) a flower (c) a stone (d) a seed
2. 2.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
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) black (c) white (d) grey
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Kiran (c) Amma (d) Riya
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 teacher (b) a little girl (c) Kabir (d) an old lady
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the worm (b) the apple (c) the tooth (d) the seed
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) big (b) tall (c) thin (d) short
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) a kite (c) the moon (d) a bird
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Divya’s
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) the teacher left (b) the bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) children ran out
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) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Arjun (d) Neel

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