Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 874 · 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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   How was the car at the end? (a) wet and muddy (b) old and broken (c) dirty and dull (d) clean and shiny
2. 2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the gardener (b) the plant (c) Aman (d) Amma
3. 3.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) the teacher (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) Grandpa
4. 4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his head (c) his hand (d) his knee
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 head (d) its ears
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to sleep (c) to help the teacher (d) to eat lunch
7. 7.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) four (b) two (c) three (d) one
8. 8.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
9. 9.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 broom and a mop (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a pot and a pan
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) the teacher (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) black (b) white (c) grey (d) blue
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a paper hat (c) a paper plane (d) a kite

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