Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 936 · 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.
   
   Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a tree (b) a basket (c) a bag (d) a box
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 lazy lion (b) a big fish (c) a little cat (d) a clever crow
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) none (b) three (c) two (d) one
4. 4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) he fell asleep (b) it got sunny (c) he went to school (d) it began to rain
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Kabir (b) the bag (c) Appa (d) the lady
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did the puppy wag? (a) its paw (b) its tail (c) its head (d) its ears
7. 7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a tower of blocks (c) a sand castle (d) a paper boat
9. 9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) water (c) food (d) milk
10. 10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) three (b) six (c) five (d) four
11. 11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
    
    What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) fell asleep (c) cried (d) sang a song
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to school (c) to the shop (d) to the park

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