Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 8 · 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 did Aman plant? (a) a flower (b) a tree (c) a stone (d) a seed
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to school (c) to the park (d) to the shop
3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) a monkey (b) a lion (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the seed (b) the worm (c) the tooth (d) the apple
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) shouted at him (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) went to sleep
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) ran out to play (c) sat down to eat (d) read books
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) Vikram’s kite (c) Vikram’s ball (d) a bird
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) some cream (b) a cap (c) a sock (d) a bandage
10. 10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a tower of blocks (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
11. 11.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
12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) Amma (b) the gardener (c) the plant (d) Aman

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