Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 965 · 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.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Amma (b) Grandpa (c) Bela (d) the teacher
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) he fell asleep (c) it got sunny (d) he went to school
3. 3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) looked (b) broke (c) took (d) found
4. 4.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) lemon (d) mango
5. 5.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 clever crow (c) a big fish (d) a little cat
6. 6.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Who put a bandage on it? (a) his mother (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his teacher
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) orange and pink (c) blue and green (d) black and white
8. 8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
   
   Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he ran (b) he cried (c) he fell (d) he slept
9. 9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Where did Amma put the card? (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) on the wall (d) in a box
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 head (b) his knee (c) his nose (d) his hand
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 tower (c) the brother (d) the floor
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) bread (b) milk (c) a ball (d) water

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