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.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False -
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 sock (c) a cap (d) a bandage -
3.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water -
4.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 -
5.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 tree (b) a stone (c) a flower (d) a seed -
6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Who was the card for? (a) Bela (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Grandpa -
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) Faizan (c) Mohan (d) Neel -
8.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) one (b) two (c) four (d) three -
9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Sara (c) Zoya (d) Lata -
10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What did she see come up? (a) a bird (b) the moon (c) a kite (d) the sun -
11.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What got stuck? (a) his sister (b) a bird (c) Vikram’s kite (d) Vikram’s ball -
12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Where did the kite get stuck? (a) in a pond (b) on a wire (c) on a roof (d) in a tree
Answer key
- False
- a bandage
- water
- a small green plant
- a seed
- Amma
- Faizan
- three
- Sara
- the sun
- Vikram’s kite
- in a tree
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