Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 898 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) windy (c) cold (d) hot
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) in a pond (d) on a wire
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Sara (d) Lata
4. 4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to sleep (c) to eat lunch (d) to read a book
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What animal did she see? (a) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a lion (d) a monkey
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Arjun (b) Faizan (c) Mohan (d) Neel
7. 7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What rang? (a) the phone (b) the bell (c) the door (d) the alarm
9. 9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   Who knocked it down? (a) his cat (b) his friend (c) his little brother (d) his sister
10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) an apple (c) a chapati (d) a mango
11. 11.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) three (c) one (d) two
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) Vikram’s kite (b) Vikram’s ball (c) a bird (d) his sister

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