Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 892 · 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.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) a kite (b) the sun (c) a bird (d) the moon
2. 2.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Moti
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) four
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in her bag (c) in the rain water (d) on the table
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) the lollies (b) the shopkeepers (c) Lata and Sam (d) Amma and Appa
6. 6.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) fell asleep (b) sang a song (c) cried (d) ran away
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) one (c) three (d) two
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) an apple (b) a carrot (c) a mango (d) a chapati
9. 9.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) Vikram and his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Appa
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Hello!” (d) “Thank you!”
11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Anu’s (c) Amma’s (d) Divya’s
12. 12.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) his sister (d) Vikram’s kite

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