Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 856 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) the shopkeepers (c) the lollies (d) Lata and Sam
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) Divya (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) Bela
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) on the roof (c) under the bed (d) in the kitchen
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his friend (c) his cat (d) his sister
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its tail (b) its paw (c) its ears (d) its head
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) a puppy
7. 7.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) Pooja (b) Amma (c) the sun (d) Sara
8. 8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a moon (b) a tree (c) a sun (d) a house
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Divya (c) the dentist (d) Anu
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) the bell (b) all the children (c) Anu (d) Rohan
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What animal did she see? (a) a lion (b) a giraffe (c) an elephant (d) a monkey

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