Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 733 · 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 use? (a) a bucket and a cloth (b) a pot and a pan (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a broom and a mop
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) Riya (c) the pencil (d) Amma
3. 3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the apple (c) the tooth (d) the worm
4. 4.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
5. 5.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 sand castle (c) a tower of blocks (d) a paper boat
6. 6.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) home (d) to school
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the tower (b) the brother (c) the floor (d) the box
8. 8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Aman (b) the gardener (c) the plant (d) Amma
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) leaves (b) grass (c) fish (d) bananas
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his head (c) his nose (d) his knee
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) grey (b) blue (c) white (d) black
12. 12.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) on a wire (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) on a roof

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