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.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
In “They got two cold orange ice lollies”, who are “They”? (a) Amma and Appa (b) the shopkeepers (c) the lollies (d) Lata and Sam -
2.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 bag (c) a tree (d) a basket -
3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he slept (b) he fell (c) he ran (d) he cried -
4.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) True (b) False -
5.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How many ice lollies did they get? (a) four (b) two (c) three (d) one -
6.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Anu’s (c) Divya’s (d) Rohan’s -
7.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) food (b) water (c) sugar (d) milk -
8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) a kitten (c) Kiran (d) a puppy -
9.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) two (c) one (d) three -
10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What rang? (a) the alarm (b) the door (c) the phone (d) the bell -
11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) blue and green (b) black and white (c) orange and pink (d) red and grey -
12.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 market (b) to the park (c) to school (d) to the zoo
Answer key
- Lata and Sam
- a box
- he fell
- True
- two
- Divya’s
- water
- a puppy
- three
- the bell
- orange and pink
- to the zoo
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