Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 764 · 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.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) food (b) sugar (c) water (d) milk
2. 2.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
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) read books (c) sat down to eat (d) went home
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) sang a song (c) cried (d) fell asleep
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its paw (b) its tail (c) its ears (d) its head
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) the sun (b) Sara (c) Amma (d) Pooja
7. 7.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 ladder (b) a long stick (c) a rope (d) a chair
8. 8.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) some money (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) a big smile
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Go away!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!”
10. 10.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 basket (b) a box (c) the lady (d) the bag
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the apple (d) the tooth
12. 12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) Meera (c) the teacher (d) Meera’s mother

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