Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 999 · 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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
   
   What did Neel see? (a) a rainbow (b) a white bird (c) a big red ball (d) a big black cloud
2. 2.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
   
   What did the children do? (a) ran out to play (b) sat down to eat (c) read books (d) went home
3. 3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) fast (b) up (c) soon (d) late
4. 4.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
   
   Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Amma’s (c) Divya’s (d) Anu’s
5. 5.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
   
   Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) Amma (c) the teacher (d) Bela
6. 6.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) Mohan (b) Neel (c) Arjun (d) Faizan
7. 7.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 pot (b) in the sand (c) in a cup (d) in a box
8. 8.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
   
   What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his box
9. 9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
   
   Where did she put the boat? (a) in her bag (b) in the rain water (c) in the sea (d) on the table
10. 10.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
    
    In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) the lady (b) Appa (c) Kabir (d) the bag
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
    
    What colour was the cloud? (a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black

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