Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 96 · 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.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) four (c) three (d) five
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Lata (b) Riya (c) Sara (d) Zoya
3. 3.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) red
4. 4.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) Grandpa (c) Mohan (d) the teacher
5. 5.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big red ball (b) a big black cloud (c) a rainbow (d) a white bird
6. 6.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 a cup (d) in the sand
7. 7.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) Amma (c) Pooja (d) Sara
8. 8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How was the day? (a) rainy (b) cold (c) hot (d) windy
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Neel (b) Faizan (c) Mohan (d) Arjun
10. 10.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did Dev hurt? (a) his knee (b) his hand (c) his head (d) his nose
11. 11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
    
    What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the dog (c) the floor (d) the car
12. 12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    What did Zoya make? (a) a kite (b) a paper plane (c) a paper boat (d) a paper hat

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