Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 929 · 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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) only Lata (c) Sam and Ravi (d) Lata and Amma
2. 2.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Who pulled the kite down? (a) only his sister (b) Vikram and his sister (c) Appa (d) only Vikram
3. 3.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) windy (b) hot (c) rainy (d) cold
4. 4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) the pencil (c) Amma (d) Riya
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) grape (c) orange (d) mango
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) Arjun (b) Appa (c) the cat (d) Moti
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What came out? (a) the apple (b) the worm (c) the seed (d) the tooth
8. 8.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) big (b) short (c) thin (d) long
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) took (b) broke (c) looked (d) found
10. 10.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
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    Who made the card? (a) Divya (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) Bela
12. 12.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 sister (c) his friend (d) his mother

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