Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 771 · 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.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) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Amma
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) looked (c) took (d) broke
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) on the table (c) in the rain water (d) in her bag
6. 6.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) short (b) thin (c) big (d) long
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) three (c) one (d) two
8. 8.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) one (b) three (c) four (d) two
9. 9.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) flew up (d) sailed away
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a sand castle (c) a paper boat (d) a tower of blocks
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a carrot
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) new (d) shiny

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