Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 87 · 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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) two (c) three (d) one
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a pot and a pan (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a broom and a mop
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) broke (c) found (d) took
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did Kabir carry? (a) the lady (b) the bag (c) a box (d) a basket
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) three (c) five (d) four
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) the pencil
9. 9.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 little cat (d) a lazy lion
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    Who stayed? (a) the bell (b) Anu (c) Rohan (d) all the children
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) the teacher (c) Grandpa (d) Grandma
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) one (c) three (d) two

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