Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 785 · 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.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in the sand (b) in a box (c) in a cup (d) in a pot
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the apple (b) the seed (c) the tooth (d) the worm
3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to the zoo (b) to the park (c) to the market (d) to school
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was cold (c) it was hungry (d) it was dirty
5. 5.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) broke (c) looked (d) found
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) an apple (b) a mango (c) a carrot (d) a chapati
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a big black cloud (c) a big red ball (d) a white bird
8. 8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a tree (b) a stone (c) a flower (d) a seed
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his sister (b) his friend (c) his mother (d) his teacher
10. 10.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
11. 11.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) orange (c) mango (d) lemon
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 mother (b) Meera (c) Meera’s friend (d) the teacher

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