Short Stories for Class 1 with 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.
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1.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True -
2.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 -
3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Kiran -
4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) fast (c) late (d) soon -
5.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 kite (c) the moon (d) a bird -
6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) a ball (c) bread (d) milk -
7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
Who had the balloons? (a) Sara (b) Riya (c) Lata (d) Zoya -
8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How was the day? (a) hot (b) cold (c) windy (d) rainy -
9.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) at noon (b) early (c) at night (d) late -
10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one -
11.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) wet (b) dirty (c) shiny (d) new -
12.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) big (c) light (d) full
Answer key
- False
- True
- Kiran
- late
- the sun
- milk
- Sara
- hot
- early
- two
- dirty
- light
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