Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 823 · 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.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Bela (d) Amma
2. 2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) Sara (b) the sun (c) Pooja (d) Amma
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) tore (b) flew up (c) sailed away (d) sank
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Amma’s (c) Divya’s (d) Rohan’s
5. 5.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) Vikram’s kite (c) a bird (d) his sister
6. 6.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 a pot (b) in a cup (c) in the sand (d) in a box
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his mother (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his teacher
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the alarm (c) the door (d) the phone
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her pencil (b) her bag (c) her book (d) her shoe
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Appa (c) Arjun (d) Moti
11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) the puppy (c) Amma (d) Riya
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where was the pencil? (a) in her shoe (b) under the bed (c) on the desk (d) in her bag

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