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.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 cat (c) his ball (d) his dog -
2.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) Grandma (c) Mohan (d) Riya -
3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) up (c) fast (d) soon -
4.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) home (b) black (c) big (d) slow -
5.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 -
6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) in the kitchen (d) under the bed -
7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What did his sister get? (a) a ladder (b) a long stick (c) a chair (d) a rope -
8.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
Who had the balloons? (a) Riya (b) Lata (c) Zoya (d) Sara -
9.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
How was the car at the end? (a) clean and shiny (b) old and broken (c) wet and muddy (d) dirty and dull -
10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) grape (d) mango -
11.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) a little girl (b) Kabir (c) a teacher (d) an old lady -
12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) in the rain water (b) in her bag (c) in the sea (d) on the table
Answer key
- his cat
- Mohan
- late
- slow
- True
- under the bed
- a long stick
- Sara
- clean and shiny
- orange
- an old lady
- in the rain water
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