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.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 mother (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his teacher -
2.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Who was the card for? (a) Bela (b) the teacher (c) Amma (d) Grandpa -
3.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) to the shop (b) home (c) to school (d) to the park -
4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False -
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 bus (b) the dog (c) the car (d) the floor -
6.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) Appa (d) Bela -
7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) none (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 box (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his dog -
9.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his knee (c) his head (d) his nose -
10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Kiran (b) Riya (c) Amma (d) the puppy -
11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Divya’s (b) Amma’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s -
12.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- his sister
- Amma
- home
- True
- the car
- Bela
- one
- his cat
- his knee
- Kiran
- Divya’s
- False
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