Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 92 · 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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a bubble
2. 2.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) shared her crayon
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) went home (c) read books (d) sat down to eat
4. 4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its head (b) its paw (c) its ears (d) its tail
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) full (c) big (d) old
6. 6.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) in the garden (d) on the roof
7. 7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his box (c) his ball (d) his cat
8. 8.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Divya’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the teacher left (c) Rohan stayed (d) the bell rang
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) one (b) three (c) four (d) two
12. 12.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

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