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.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) big (b) light (c) old (d) full -
2.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) water (b) food (c) sugar (d) milk -
3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) one (c) five (d) four -
4.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) in the garden -
5.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False -
6.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they use? (a) a cup and a spoon (b) a broom and a mop (c) a pot and a pan (d) a bucket and a cloth -
7.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) the plant (b) Aman (c) Amma (d) the gardener -
8.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What happened first? (a) the bell rang (b) Rohan stayed (c) the teacher left (d) children ran out -
9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) grape (b) mango (c) orange (d) lemon -
10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How many ice lollies did they get? (a) three (b) four (c) one (d) two -
11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) Mohan (c) the teacher (d) Grandma -
12.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 ran (b) he slept (c) he fell (d) he cried
Answer key
- light
- water
- four
- under the bed
- False
- a bucket and a cloth
- Aman
- the bell rang
- orange
- two
- Grandma
- he fell
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