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.
What did he give it every day? (a) sugar (b) milk (c) food (d) water -
2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was cold (b) it was sad (c) it was hungry (d) it was dirty -
3.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Kabir (b) the lady (c) Appa (d) the bag -
4.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 cup (c) in a pot (d) in a box -
5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What rang? (a) the door (b) the bell (c) the phone (d) the alarm -
6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True -
7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True -
8.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) two (b) three (c) one (d) four -
9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) under the bed -
10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a cow (c) a puppy (d) a kitten -
11.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 ran (c) he cried (d) he fell -
12.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 park (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the market
Answer key
- water
- it was hungry
- Kabir
- in a pot
- the bell
- False
- True
- two
- under the bed
- a puppy
- he fell
- to the zoo
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