Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 816 · 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.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
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Arjun (c) Sonu (d) Moti
3. 3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) blue and green
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 the lady give Kabir? (a) a big smile (b) some money (c) a book (d) a sweet
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) thin (b) short (c) big (d) long
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) white (c) black (d) grey
7. 7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) laughed and built again (c) went to sleep (d) shouted at him
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) wet (d) dirty
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her shoe (b) her bag (c) her book (d) her pencil
10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    Where did he plant it? (a) in the sand (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in a pot
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Grandma
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his dog

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