Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 992 · 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.
   
   What did the boat do? (a) flew up (b) sailed away (c) sank (d) tore
2. 2.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
3. 3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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) black (c) slow (d) home
5. 5.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
6. 6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they wash? (a) the bus (b) the dog (c) the car (d) the floor
7. 7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
   
   How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) five (b) three (c) six (d) four
8. 8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   What did Meera do? (a) hid her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) shared her crayon (d) broke her crayon
9. 9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
   
   Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Sam (d) only Lata
10. 10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
    
    Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a tree (b) on a wire (c) in a pond (d) on a roof
11. 11.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a moon (c) a tree (d) a house
12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
    
    In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) Amma (c) the dentist (d) Anu

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