Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 978 · 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.
   
   Where did he plant it? (a) in a box (b) in a pot (c) in the sand (d) in a cup
2. 2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a big black cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a big red ball (d) a white bird
3. 3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) food (c) milk (d) water
4. 4.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) the pencil (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the teacher
5. 5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) one (c) three (d) two
6. 6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to school (b) to the shop (c) to the park (d) home
7. 7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) short (d) big
8. 8.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Mohan (c) Grandpa (d) Grandma
9. 9.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 his sister (b) Vikram and his sister (c) Appa (d) only Vikram
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 hand (b) his knee (c) his head (d) his nose
11. 11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
    
    In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) the boat (b) Amma (c) Zoya (d) Riya
12. 12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
    
    What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) bread (c) milk (d) water

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