Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 799 · 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.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a mango (b) a big red flower (c) a small green plant (d) a bird
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Riya (b) the puppy (c) Amma (d) Kiran
3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the car (c) the floor (d) the dog
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a clever crow (c) a big fish (d) a little cat
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) Vikram and his sister (b) Appa (c) only Vikram (d) only his sister
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) bread (c) water (d) milk
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a mango (b) an apple (c) a carrot (d) a chapati
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he slept (b) he ran (c) he fell (d) he cried
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 market (b) to the park (c) to the zoo (d) to school
11. 11.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!”
12. 12.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) black and white (c) red and grey (d) orange and pink

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