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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True -
2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Zoya (b) the boat (c) Amma (d) Riya -
3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who heard the story? (a) Grandma (b) Riya (c) Mohan (d) the crow -
4.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 -
5.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
What did Zoya make? (a) a paper plane (b) a paper hat (c) a paper boat (d) a kite -
6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the shop (c) to the park (d) to school -
7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Grandpa (d) the teacher -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a chapati (c) an apple (d) a mango -
9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What came up soon? (a) a big red flower (b) a bird (c) a mango (d) a small green plant -
10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) it began to rain (c) it got sunny (d) he fell asleep -
11.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) the teacher (c) Meera’s mother (d) Meera -
12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) water (c) milk (d) bread
Answer key
- True
- Zoya
- Mohan
- water
- a paper boat
- home
- Grandma
- an apple
- a small green plant
- it began to rain
- Meera’s friend
- milk
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