Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 720 · 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.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) full (b) old (c) light (d) big
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a little cat (b) a big fish (c) a clever crow (d) a lazy lion
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a tower of blocks (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) read books (c) ran out to play (d) sat down to eat
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) milk (c) a ball (d) bread
6. 6.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) food (b) milk (c) water (d) sugar
7. 7.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) an old lady (b) a teacher (c) a little girl (d) Kabir
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Anu
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the garden (c) in the kitchen (d) on the roof
10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What did the giraffe eat? (a) fish (b) grass (c) bananas (d) leaves
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to the shop (c) to school (d) home
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) broke her crayon

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