Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 891 · 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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Riya (c) the crow (d) Grandma
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
3. 3.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a sand castle (c) a tower of blocks (d) a paper boat
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) sat down to eat (c) read books (d) ran out to play
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his mother
6. 6.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the phone (c) the door (d) the bell
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What did his sister get? (a) a ladder (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) big (c) home (d) black
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What got stuck? (a) a bird (b) Vikram’s ball (c) Vikram’s kite (d) his sister
11. 11.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 hand (c) his head (d) his knee
12. 12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) blue and green (c) orange and pink (d) black and white

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