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.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Amma’s (b) Divya’s (c) Anu’s (d) Rohan’s -
2.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) water (b) food (c) milk (d) sugar -
3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Riya (d) the crow -
4.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 school (c) to the zoo (d) to the park -
5.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) only his sister (b) Appa (c) Vikram and his sister (d) only Vikram -
6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) orange and pink (c) black and white (d) blue and green -
7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Thank you!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Go away!” -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
What came out? (a) the apple (b) the tooth (c) the worm (d) the seed -
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) a teacher (c) a little girl (d) an old lady -
10.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) in a box (b) in her bag (c) on the table (d) on the wall -
11.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) cried (c) ran away (d) fell asleep -
12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was hungry (c) it was dirty (d) it was cold
Answer key
- Divya’s
- water
- Mohan
- to the zoo
- Vikram and his sister
- orange and pink
- “Thank you!”
- the tooth
- an old lady
- on the wall
- fell asleep
- it was hungry
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