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.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
Who knocked it down? (a) his little brother (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his cat -
2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his head (b) his hand (c) his nose (d) his knee -
3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) on the table (c) in the sea (d) in her bag -
4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
Who stayed? (a) all the children (b) Rohan (c) Anu (d) the bell -
5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) fell asleep (c) ran away (d) cried -
6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What could Arjun not find? (a) his box (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his dog -
7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) one (b) four (c) five (d) three -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) True (b) False -
9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who heard the story? (a) the crow (b) Mohan (c) Riya (d) Grandma -
10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Who pulled the kite down? (a) only Vikram (b) Appa (c) Vikram and his sister (d) only his sister -
11.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 -
12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How was the day? (a) cold (b) rainy (c) hot (d) windy
Answer key
- his little brother
- his knee
- in the rain water
- Rohan
- fell asleep
- his cat
- four
- False
- Mohan
- Vikram and his sister
- in a tree
- hot
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