Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 86 · 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.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 stone (c) a tree (d) a seed
2. 2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) orange (b) mango (c) lemon (d) grape
4. 4.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) the bag (b) the lady (c) Appa (d) Kabir
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his head (b) his knee (c) his hand (d) his nose
6. 6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a chapati (b) a mango (c) an apple (d) a carrot
7. 7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he fell
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) sailed away (c) tore (d) flew up
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the floor (b) the tower (c) the brother (d) the box
10. 10.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) red and grey (c) orange and pink (d) blue and green
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) some money (b) a sweet (c) a book (d) a big smile
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) False (b) True

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