Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 795 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) fell asleep (b) cried (c) sang a song (d) ran away
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) shared her crayon (d) hid her crayon
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Amma (d) only Lata
4. 4.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 knee (c) his hand (d) his head
5. 5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) three (c) five (d) four
6. 6.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 tree (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a sun
7. 7.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
8. 8.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) shiny (b) new (c) dirty (d) wet
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his sister (b) his cat (c) his friend (d) his little brother
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) black and white
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) Grandma (c) Mohan (d) the teacher
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Sara (b) Amma (c) Pooja (d) the sun

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