Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 750 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) four
2. 2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his teacher (d) his mother
3. 3.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) in a pond (b) on a wire (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) Amma (c) the dentist (d) Anu
5. 5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at noon (b) at night (c) early (d) late
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Moti
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) Amma (d) Appa
9. 9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a little cat (c) a clever crow (d) a big fish
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) cold (b) rainy (c) windy (d) hot
11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) sank (c) sailed away (d) flew up
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    Where did she put the boat? (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in the rain water

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