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 sister (b) his little brother (c) his friend (d) his cat -
2.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 garden (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen -
3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) the puppy (c) Riya (d) Amma -
4.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) Divya (b) Bela (c) Amma (d) Appa -
5.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) one (c) three (d) five -
6.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 zoo (b) to the market (c) to school (d) to the park -
7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) bread (c) a ball (d) milk -
8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman -
9.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) three (b) two (c) four (d) one -
10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its tail (c) its paw (d) its head -
11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) fast (b) late (c) up (d) soon -
12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his mother (c) his sister (d) his teacher
Answer key
- his little brother
- under the bed
- Kiran
- Bela
- one
- to the zoo
- milk
- Aman
- two
- its tail
- late
- his sister
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