Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 971 · 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.
   
   How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) three (b) one (c) four (d) two
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   Why did Rohan stay? (a) to read a book (b) to help the teacher (c) to sleep (d) to eat lunch
3. 3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) his sister
4. 4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) sank (b) sailed away (c) tore (d) flew up
5. 5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Grandma
6. 6.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in her bag (c) in the rain water (d) in the sea
7. 7.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) big (b) home (c) slow (d) black
8. 8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Amma’s (c) Anu’s (d) Divya’s
9. 9.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) dirty and dull (c) clean and shiny (d) old and broken
10. 10.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 teacher (c) his sister (d) his friend
11. 11.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) in her bag (d) on the desk
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False

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