Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 993 · 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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) looked (c) took (d) found
2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   Who helped his father? (a) Arjun (b) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Faizan
3. 3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) read books (b) sat down to eat (c) ran out to play (d) went home
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a paper boat (c) a house of cards (d) a tower of blocks
5. 5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper plane (c) a kite (d) a paper boat
6. 6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his cat (b) his dog (c) his ball (d) his box
7. 7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What did she see come up? (a) the sun (b) a bird (c) the moon (d) a kite
8. 8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) on the roof (c) in the garden (d) under the bed
9. 9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he fell asleep (c) it began to rain (d) he went to school
10. 10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
    
    What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) red and grey (c) blue and green (d) orange and pink
11. 11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
    
    Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his cat
12. 12.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a sweet (b) a book (c) some money (d) a big smile

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