Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 824 · 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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Hello!”
2. 2.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Appa (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) Bela
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) blue and green (c) red and grey (d) orange and pink
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) looked (c) found (d) took
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) shared her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) lost her crayon
8. 8.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 cat (c) his dog (d) his ball
9. 9.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) Bela (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Amma
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) home (b) black (c) slow (d) big
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) Amma
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What did she see come up? (a) the moon (b) a kite (c) the sun (d) a bird

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