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.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 -
2.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) the teacher (b) Grandma (c) Grandpa (d) Mohan -
3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What was the story about? (a) a clever crow (b) a big fish (c) a lazy lion (d) a little cat -
4.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Who made the card? (a) Amma (b) Divya (c) Appa (d) Bela -
5.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 bag (b) a basket (c) a box (d) a tree -
6.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) slow (c) big (d) black -
7.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 wall (b) in her bag (c) on the table (d) in a box -
8.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
What did Tenzin do then? (a) went to sleep (b) shouted at him (c) cried and ran away (d) laughed and built again -
9.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False -
10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) to the shop (b) to school (c) to the park (d) home -
11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What rang? (a) the door (b) the bell (c) the alarm (d) the phone -
12.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) soon (c) late (d) fast
Answer key
- True
- Grandma
- a clever crow
- Bela
- a box
- slow
- on the wall
- laughed and built again
- True
- home
- the bell
- late
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