Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 909 · 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.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to eat lunch (c) to sleep (d) to help the teacher
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was hungry (b) it was dirty (c) it was sad (d) it was cold
3. 3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) four (d) six
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Where did Anu go? (a) to school (b) to the zoo (c) to the market (d) to the park
6. 6.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) Amma (b) Riya (c) Zoya (d) the boat
7. 7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the dog (b) the bus (c) the car (d) the floor
10. 10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) tore (c) sank (d) flew up
11. 11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
    
    How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) none (c) two (d) one
12. 12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    What did Tenzin do then? (a) shouted at him (b) cried and ran away (c) went to sleep (d) laughed and built again

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