Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 739 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a rainbow (c) a big black cloud (d) a white bird
2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Pooja (c) Sara (d) the sun
3. 3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) on the table (b) in her bag (c) on the wall (d) in a box
4. 4.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) leaves (d) bananas
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was dirty (b) it was cold (c) it was hungry (d) it was sad
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma
7. 7.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 roof (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) on a wire
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper hat
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 paper boat (b) a sand castle (c) a tower of blocks (d) a house of cards
10. 10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What animal did she see? (a) a monkey (b) a giraffe (c) a lion (d) an elephant
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his cat (d) his little brother
12. 12.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) the crow (d) Riya

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