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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) three (c) five (d) four -
2.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What did he give it every day? (a) milk (b) water (c) sugar (d) food -
3.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons went pop? (a) two (b) five (c) three (d) one -
4.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) Riya (b) Amma (c) the pencil (d) the teacher -
5.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 -
6.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Where did Amma put the card? (a) in a box (b) on the table (c) on the wall (d) in her bag -
7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one -
8.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 -
9.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) False (b) True -
10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Grandma (d) Mohan -
11.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 -
12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) red and grey (c) blue and green (d) orange and pink
Answer key
- five
- water
- one
- Riya
- Divya
- on the wall
- three
- his cat
- True
- Grandma
- Mohan
- orange and pink
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