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) Divya (c) Bela (d) Appa -
2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Who helped his father? (a) Faizan (b) Mohan (c) Arjun (d) Neel -
3.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 ball (d) his box -
4.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) full (b) big (c) light (d) old -
5.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
How was the car at the end? (a) dirty and dull (b) old and broken (c) clean and shiny (d) wet and muddy -
6.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 cried (b) he fell (c) he slept (d) he ran -
7.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 -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Amma’s (d) Anu’s -
9.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
What did Tenzin build? (a) a house of cards (b) a sand castle (c) a tower of blocks (d) a paper boat -
10.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) four (b) one (c) three (d) five -
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.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 pot (c) in a cup (d) in a box
Answer key
- Bela
- Faizan
- his cat
- light
- clean and shiny
- he fell
- False
- Divya’s
- a tower of blocks
- four
- Grandma
- in a pot
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