Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 968 · 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.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did Aman plant? (a) a stone (b) a tree (c) a seed (d) a flower
2. 2.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a house of cards (c) a paper boat (d) a tower of blocks
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) went home (b) read books (c) sat down to eat (d) ran out to play
4. 4.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) old and broken (c) dirty and dull (d) clean and shiny
5. 5.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 pencil (c) the teacher (d) Riya
6. 6.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Zoya (b) Sara (c) Riya (d) Lata
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) fast (c) late (d) soon
8. 8.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 book (b) some money (c) a big smile (d) a sweet
9. 9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) dirty (c) new (d) shiny
10. 10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) black (b) big (c) home (d) slow
11. 11.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) Appa (b) the lady (c) Kabir (d) the bag
12. 12.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) Kabir (b) a little girl (c) an old lady (d) a teacher

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