Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 80 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the park (c) to the shop (d) to school
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a tree (b) in a pond (c) on a wire (d) on a roof
3. 3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) soon (b) late (c) up (d) fast
4. 4.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) the bag (b) the lady (c) a basket (d) a box
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper plane (c) a paper boat (d) a kite
6. 6.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
7. 7.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) full (b) old (c) light (d) big
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to sleep (b) to eat lunch (c) to help the teacher (d) to read a book
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was sad (c) it was hungry (d) it was dirty
10. 10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the shopkeepers (b) Lata and Sam (c) Amma and Appa (d) the lollies
11. 11.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) sang a song (b) fell asleep (c) ran away (d) cried
12. 12.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) a bird (c) Vikram’s ball (d) Vikram’s kite

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