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.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What came up soon? (a) a big red flower (b) a small green plant (c) a bird (d) a mango -
2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he cried (b) he ran (c) he fell (d) he slept -
3.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What did his sister get? (a) a ladder (b) a rope (c) a chair (d) a long stick -
4.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) blue and green (c) orange and pink (d) black and white -
5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) Kiran -
6.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) under the bed (d) in the garden -
7.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) on the desk (c) under the bed (d) in her shoe -
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) rainy (c) cold (d) windy -
9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his dog (c) his ball (d) his cat -
10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa -
11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the rain water (c) in the sea (d) in her bag -
12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his knee (c) his head (d) his nose
Answer key
- a small green plant
- he fell
- a long stick
- orange and pink
- a puppy
- under the bed
- in her bag
- hot
- his cat
- Grandma
- in the rain water
- his knee
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