Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 932 · 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.
   
   What rang? (a) the door (b) the phone (c) the bell (d) the alarm
2. 2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What was the story about? (a) a big fish (b) a lazy lion (c) a little cat (d) a clever crow
3. 3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to school (b) to the park (c) home (d) to the shop
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) bread (c) milk (d) water
6. 6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a wire (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) in a pond
7. 7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) Mohan (d) Grandma
8. 8.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
9. 9.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) the bell (c) Rohan (d) Anu
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    In “She saw the sun come up”, who is “She”? (a) the sun (b) Pooja (c) Sara (d) Amma
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    In “His little brother knocked it down”, what is “it”? (a) the box (b) the brother (c) the floor (d) the tower
12. 12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen

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