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.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 slept (b) he cried (c) he ran (d) he fell -
2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did his sister put on his knee? (a) some cream (b) a bandage (c) a cap (d) a sock -
3.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
What did the giraffe eat? (a) bananas (b) grass (c) leaves (d) fish -
4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
Who knocked it down? (a) his friend (b) his cat (c) his little brother (d) his sister -
5.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Go away!” -
6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What colour was the cloud? (a) blue (b) white (c) black (d) grey -
7.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) Faizan (d) Mohan -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Divya’s (d) Anu’s -
9.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 bird (b) a mango (c) a big red flower (d) a small green plant -
10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) long (b) thin (c) big (d) short -
11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s mother (b) Meera’s friend (c) the teacher (d) Meera -
12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) in the sea (c) in her bag (d) on the table
Answer key
- he fell
- a bandage
- leaves
- his little brother
- “Thank you!”
- black
- Faizan
- Divya’s
- a small green plant
- short
- Meera’s friend
- in the rain water
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