Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 818 · 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.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Grandma
2. 2.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 boat (c) a paper plane (d) a kite
3. 3.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) the plant (b) the gardener (c) Amma (d) Aman
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the kitchen (c) on the roof (d) in the garden
5. 5.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
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to eat lunch (b) to help the teacher (c) to sleep (d) to read a book
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his dog
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) Anu (b) Rohan (c) all the children (d) the bell
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its head (b) its paw (c) its ears (d) its tail
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Appa (b) Kabir (c) the bag (d) the lady
11. 11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) two (c) one (d) three
12. 12.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) True (b) False

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