Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 987 · 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.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) old (b) full (c) big (d) light
2. 2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her pencil (c) her shoe (d) her bag
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) blue (b) red (c) green (d) yellow
5. 5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Arjun (c) Moti (d) Appa
6. 6.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) laughed and built again (c) cried and ran away (d) shouted at him
7. 7.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) fell asleep (b) cried (c) sang a song (d) ran away
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) four (b) three (c) six (d) five
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to the shop (c) home (d) to school
10. 10.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) in the garden (d) on the roof
11. 11.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did Kabir carry? (a) the bag (b) the lady (c) a box (d) a basket
12. 12.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
    
    What went pop? (a) a ball (b) a bubble (c) a tyre (d) a balloon

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