Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 745 · 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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his sister (b) his cat (c) his friend (d) his little brother
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it began to rain (c) he went to school (d) it got sunny
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) a box (b) a basket (c) the bag (d) the lady
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its head (b) its tail (c) its ears (d) its paw
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a bag (b) a tree (c) a box (d) a basket
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a white bird (c) a rainbow (d) a big red ball
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a big smile (c) some money (d) a book
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) cold (c) rainy (d) hot
9. 9.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 pencil (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the teacher
10. 10.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) Riya (b) Zoya (c) the boat (d) Amma
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) lost her crayon
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a cow

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