Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 905 · 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.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) some cream (b) a cap (c) a bandage (d) a sock
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her shoe (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who heard the story? (a) Riya (b) Mohan (c) Grandma (d) the crow
4. 4.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) Amma and Appa (c) the shopkeepers (d) the lollies
5. 5.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) Riya (b) Amma (c) Zoya (d) the boat
6. 6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) in a box (c) on the wall (d) on the table
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was hungry (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) Rohan stayed (c) the bell rang (d) the teacher left
9. 9.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) Lata and Amma (d) only Lata
10. 10.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 mango (b) a big red flower (c) a small green plant (d) a bird
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) Vikram’s ball
12. 12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his cat (c) his dog (d) his ball

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