Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 907 · 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 colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) blue and green (c) orange and pink (d) black and white
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) short (c) big (d) long
3. 3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) a little girl (c) a teacher (d) an old lady
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) the teacher (c) Meera’s friend (d) Meera
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a tree (b) a house (c) a sun (d) a moon
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) Moti (b) Appa (c) Arjun (d) the cat
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) Amma (c) the teacher (d) Bela
8. 8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its head (b) its tail (c) its ears (d) its paw
9. 9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) bread (b) water (c) a ball (d) milk
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 bird (b) a mango (c) a small green plant (d) a big red flower
11. 11.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) Neel (b) Mohan (c) Faizan (d) Arjun
12. 12.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) a bandage (b) some cream (c) a sock (d) a cap

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