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.
Where did he plant it? (a) in a cup (b) in a pot (c) in the sand (d) in a box -
2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Divya’s (d) Amma’s -
3.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 gardener (c) the plant (d) Amma -
4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) milk (c) bread (d) a ball -
5.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 chair (b) a long stick (c) a ladder (d) a rope -
6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did the puppy wag? (a) its paw (b) its ears (c) its tail (d) its head -
7.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) cold (d) hot -
8.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a moon (c) a tree (d) a house -
9.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 mother (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his teacher -
10.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) False (b) True -
11.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Where did Anu go? (a) to the zoo (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the park -
12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
How was the car at the end? (a) dirty and dull (b) old and broken (c) clean and shiny (d) wet and muddy
Answer key
- in a pot
- Divya’s
- Aman
- milk
- a long stick
- its tail
- hot
- a sun
- his sister
- True
- to the zoo
- clean and shiny
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