Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 754 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his hand (c) his head (d) his knee
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a bandage
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Amma (c) Bela (d) Appa
5. 5.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) the lady (b) the bag (c) a box (d) a basket
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   When did Pooja wake up? (a) at night (b) at noon (c) late (d) early
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Arjun (b) Sonu (c) Moti (d) Tiger
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) laughed and built again (c) shouted at him (d) went to sleep
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) in the kitchen (c) on the roof (d) under the bed
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) to school (b) to the shop (c) home (d) to the park
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) rainy (b) cold (c) windy (d) hot
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s

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