Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 988 · 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.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) Riya (c) Amma (d) Zoya
2. 2.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons went pop? (a) five (b) three (c) one (d) two
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) sank (c) tore (d) sailed away
4. 4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) blue
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Aman (c) the gardener (d) Amma
6. 6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) water (c) bread (d) a ball
7. 7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who made the card? (a) Amma (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Divya
8. 8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Lata (c) Zoya (d) Riya
9. 9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
   
   Who went with Anu? (a) Grandma (b) her brother (c) Amma (d) Appa
10. 10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) children ran out (c) the teacher left (d) Rohan stayed
11. 11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
    
    Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) under the bed (c) in the kitchen (d) in the garden
12. 12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
    
    What did his sister put on his knee? (a) some cream (b) a bandage (c) a sock (d) a cap

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