Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 831 · 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.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was dirty (c) it was cold (d) it was hungry
2. 2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) an apple (c) a mango (d) a chapati
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the bell (b) the door (c) the phone (d) the alarm
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a big fish (b) a clever crow (c) a lazy lion (d) a little cat
5. 5.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) one (b) four (c) two (d) three
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a tyre (c) a balloon (d) a bubble
7. 7.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to eat lunch (c) to read a book (d) to sleep
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Amma’s
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper boat (c) a paper hat (d) a paper plane
11. 11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What is the cat’s name? (a) Arjun (b) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Tiger
12. 12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What did Aman plant? (a) a flower (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a tree

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