Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 772 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) Kiran (c) the puppy (d) Amma
2. 2.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 rain water (b) on the table (c) in her bag (d) in the sea
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a wire (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
4. 4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a moon (c) a tree (d) a house
5. 5.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) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) blue and green
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Hello!”
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to eat lunch (c) to sleep (d) to read a book
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.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) four (c) two (d) three
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the phone (d) the alarm
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) on the roof (c) in the garden (d) in the kitchen
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Moti (d) Tiger

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension