Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 694 · 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.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 bus (b) the dog (c) the floor (d) the car
2. 2.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 pot (c) in a box (d) in the sand
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) one (b) four (c) two (d) three
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) cried (c) fell asleep (d) ran away
5. 5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the tooth (b) the apple (c) the seed (d) the worm
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her pencil (b) her bag (c) her book (d) her shoe
8. 8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) orange and pink (b) blue and green (c) red and grey (d) black and white
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a tower of blocks (c) a paper boat (d) a house of cards
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) the bell (c) Rohan (d) all the children
11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) the puppy (c) Kiran (d) Riya
12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Who went with Anu? (a) her brother (b) Grandma (c) Appa (d) Amma

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