Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 783 · 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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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) a kite (c) the moon (d) a bird
3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) clean and shiny (b) wet and muddy (c) old and broken (d) dirty and dull
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a big red ball (c) a white bird (d) a rainbow
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a kitten (d) a puppy
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) cold (b) windy (c) hot (d) rainy
7. 7.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) Arjun (b) Mohan (c) Faizan (d) Neel
8. 8.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) milk (b) food (c) sugar (d) water
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) Amma
10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) in her shoe (d) under the bed
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they use? (a) a pot and a pan (b) a cup and a spoon (c) a broom and a mop (d) a bucket and a cloth
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a paper boat (c) a tower of blocks (d) a house of cards

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