Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 756 · 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 his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) a sock (c) a bandage (d) some cream
2. 2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) flew up (c) sank (d) tore
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 the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a book (c) some money (d) a big smile
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Sonu (c) Moti (d) Arjun
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) four (c) one (d) five
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a long stick (b) a chair (c) a rope (d) a ladder
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) his sister (c) a bird (d) Vikram’s kite
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) under the bed (c) in her bag (d) in her shoe
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) big (b) thin (c) long (d) short
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) orange and pink (c) red and grey (d) blue and green
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Who was the card for? (a) Bela (b) Amma (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) a bird

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