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.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) Amma (b) Appa (c) Divya (d) Bela -
2.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) four (c) three (d) one -
3.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the kitchen (c) in the garden (d) on the roof -
4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What could Arjun not find? (a) his ball (b) his box (c) his cat (d) his dog -
5.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the dog (c) the bus (d) the floor -
6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
What did the giraffe eat? (a) grass (b) fish (c) bananas (d) leaves -
7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) Amma (c) Divya (d) the dentist -
8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons went pop? (a) three (b) five (c) one (d) two -
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) mango (b) orange (c) grape (d) lemon -
10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a big fish (c) a little cat (d) a clever crow -
11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the pencil (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) the teacher -
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 school (b) to the zoo (c) to the park (d) to the market
Answer key
- Bela
- two
- under the bed
- his cat
- the car
- leaves
- Divya
- one
- orange
- a clever crow
- Riya
- to the zoo
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