Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 89 · 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.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
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the bell rang (c) Rohan stayed (d) the teacher left
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it got sunny (c) it began to rain (d) he went to school
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) black (b) blue (c) white (d) grey
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) cried (b) ran away (c) fell asleep (d) sang a song
6. 6.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) Lata and Sam (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Amma
7. 7.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) the boat (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) Amma
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a sock (b) some cream (c) a cap (d) a bandage
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What came up soon? (a) a small green plant (b) a mango (c) a bird (d) a big red flower
10. 10.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 plant (b) Aman (c) Amma (d) the gardener
11. 11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) long (b) short (c) thin (d) big
12. 12.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
    
    What did the giraffe eat? (a) bananas (b) fish (c) grass (d) leaves

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