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.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False -
2.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 tree (b) a house (c) a moon (d) a sun -
3.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) Appa (b) Divya (c) Amma (d) Bela -
4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) a ball (c) bread (d) water -
5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
Who went to the shop? (a) Sam and Ravi (b) only Lata (c) Lata and Sam (d) Lata and Amma -
6.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 the sand (b) in a box (c) in a pot (d) in a cup -
7.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) late (b) at night (c) at noon (d) early -
8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Sorry!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Go away!” -
9.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) to school (b) home (c) to the shop (d) to the park -
10.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
What did the boat do? (a) sailed away (b) sank (c) tore (d) flew up -
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 her bag (c) in the rain water (d) in the sea -
12.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a little girl (d) a teacher
Answer key
- True
- a sun
- Bela
- milk
- Lata and Sam
- in a pot
- early
- “Thank you!”
- home
- sailed away
- in the rain water
- an old lady
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