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.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) one (c) none (d) two -
2.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Rohan’s (c) Anu’s (d) Divya’s -
3.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 teacher (b) his friend (c) his mother (d) his sister -
4.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a box (b) a tree (c) a bag (d) a basket -
5.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
What colour was the crayon? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) green -
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) on the table (b) in a box (c) on the wall (d) in her bag -
7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) big (b) long (c) thin (d) short -
8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Who pulled the kite down? (a) Appa (b) only his sister (c) only Vikram (d) Vikram and his sister -
9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a little girl (d) a teacher -
10.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 park (b) to the market (c) to school (d) to the zoo -
11.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
What did Tenzin build? (a) a tower of blocks (b) a house of cards (c) a paper boat (d) a sand castle -
12.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
Who went to the shop? (a) Lata and Amma (b) Sam and Ravi (c) only Lata (d) Lata and Sam
Answer key
- one
- Divya’s
- his sister
- a box
- red
- on the wall
- short
- Vikram and his sister
- an old lady
- to the zoo
- a tower of blocks
- Lata and Sam
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