Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 793 · 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.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) broke (c) took (d) looked
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) tore (c) sailed away (d) sank
4. 4.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold
5. 5.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) big (c) long (d) thin
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) home (c) big (d) black
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) broke her crayon
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a mango (b) a big red flower (c) a bird (d) a small green plant
10. 10.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 park (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the zoo
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s kite (b) Vikram’s ball (c) his sister (d) a bird
12. 12.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the phone (d) the bell

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