Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 949 · 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.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   What did the giraffe eat? (a) grass (b) fish (c) bananas (d) leaves
2. 2.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Who had a heavy bag? (a) an old lady (b) a teacher (c) Kabir (d) a little girl
3. 3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his dog (c) his ball (d) his cat
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Amma’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s
5. 5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a book (c) a big smile (d) some money
6. 6.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) Amma (b) the teacher (c) Riya (d) the pencil
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) grey (c) black (d) white
8. 8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in a pot (c) in the sand (d) in a cup
9. 9.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a chapati (c) a mango (d) an apple
10. 10.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    How was the car at the end? (a) wet and muddy (b) clean and shiny (c) dirty and dull (d) old and broken
11. 11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    What did his sister get? (a) a rope (b) a ladder (c) a long stick (d) a chair
12. 12.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) he went to school (c) it got sunny (d) it began to rain

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