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.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) Divya (b) Appa (c) Bela (d) Amma -
2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his hand (c) his knee (d) his head -
3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) at night (b) early (c) late (d) at noon -
4.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) Aman (b) the plant (c) Amma (d) the gardener -
5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandpa -
6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) two (c) one (d) three -
7.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False -
8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What did Aman plant? (a) a seed (b) a tree (c) a stone (d) a flower -
9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) Amma (c) the pencil (d) Riya -
10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) orange (c) mango (d) lemon -
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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his sister (c) his mother (d) his teacher
Answer key
- Bela
- his knee
- early
- Aman
- Grandma
- three
- False
- a seed
- Riya
- orange
- True
- his sister
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