Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 896 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) he fell asleep (d) it began to rain
2. 2.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) thin (b) big (c) long (d) short
3. 3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Appa (b) Grandma (c) her brother (d) Amma
4. 4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Sonu (c) Tiger (d) Arjun
5. 5.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 chair (b) a rope (c) a ladder (d) a long stick
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her bag (c) her shoe (d) her pencil
7. 7.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 big red flower (d) a bird
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Sorry!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Go away!”
9. 9.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) Lata and Sam (b) the shopkeepers (c) the lollies (d) Amma and Appa
10. 10.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) broke her crayon (c) lost her crayon (d) hid her crayon
11. 11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was dirty (b) it was hungry (c) it was sad (d) it was cold
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) a cow (c) Kiran (d) a puppy

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