Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 919 · 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.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) Arjun (c) Tiger (d) Sonu
2. 2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) Kiran (c) a kitten (d) a cow
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the garden
4. 4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman
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 monkey (c) a lion (d) a giraffe
6. 6.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 mango (d) a chapati
7. 7.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) two (b) three (c) four (d) one
8. 8.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) Zoya (b) Riya (c) the boat (d) Amma
9. 9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his friend (c) his mother (d) his sister
10. 10.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) one (c) two (d) three
11. 11.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it began to rain (c) he fell asleep (d) it got sunny
12. 12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
    
    How was the day? (a) rainy (b) cold (c) hot (d) windy

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