Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 961 · 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.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 Vikram (b) only his sister (c) Vikram and his sister (d) Appa
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her shoe (c) her book (d) her pencil
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a kite (c) a paper plane (d) a paper hat
4. 4.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 bag (c) a box (d) a basket
5. 5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   What did his sister put on his knee? (a) a cap (b) a sock (c) some cream (d) a bandage
6. 6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) in her shoe (c) on the desk (d) in her bag
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) three (b) four (c) two (d) one
8. 8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to help the teacher (b) to sleep (c) to read a book (d) to eat lunch
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) orange (c) mango (d) lemon
10. 10.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
    
    What came up soon? (a) a small green plant (b) a big red flower (c) a mango (d) a bird
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) cried (b) ran away (c) sang a song (d) fell asleep
12. 12.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) old and broken (d) dirty and dull

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