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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Sam (b) Sam and Ravi (c) Lata and Amma (d) only Lata -
2.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 noon (c) early (d) at night -
3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) to the park (b) to school (c) home (d) to the shop -
4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Go away!” -
5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons went pop? (a) one (b) two (c) three (d) five -
6.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) False (b) True -
7.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) a little girl (b) a teacher (c) an old lady (d) Kabir -
8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
What did Tenzin do then? (a) cried and ran away (b) laughed and built again (c) went to sleep (d) shouted at him -
9.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Amma (d) the boat -
10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What rang? (a) the door (b) the alarm (c) the phone (d) the bell -
11.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 -
12.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his cat (c) his box (d) his ball
Answer key
- Lata and Sam
- early
- home
- “Thank you!”
- one
- False
- an old lady
- laughed and built again
- Zoya
- the bell
- True
- his cat
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