Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 76 · 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 happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) it began to rain (c) he fell asleep (d) he went to school
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his box (c) his cat (d) his ball
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) lemon (c) orange (d) mango
4. 4.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
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) one (c) four (d) two
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) the lollies (c) Lata and Sam (d) the shopkeepers
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) the dentist
8. 8.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Faizan (b) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Arjun
9. 9.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 paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite
10. 10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Mohan (c) Grandpa (d) Grandma
11. 11.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 park (c) home (d) to the shop
12. 12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) dirty (c) shiny (d) new

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