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.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Go away!” (b) “Hello!” (c) “Sorry!” (d) “Thank you!” -
2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) milk (b) bread (c) water (d) a ball -
3.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Who put a bandage on it? (a) his teacher (b) his sister (c) his friend (d) his mother -
4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Who helped his father? (a) Mohan (b) Arjun (c) Neel (d) Faizan -
5.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
Who stayed? (a) Rohan (b) all the children (c) the bell (d) Anu -
6.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What is the cat’s name? (a) Arjun (b) Sonu (c) Tiger (d) Moti -
7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Anu (b) the dentist (c) Divya (d) Amma -
8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
Where did he plant it? (a) in a pot (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in the sand -
9.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 boat (c) a paper hat (d) a kite -
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 bell (d) the phone -
11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag -
12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
What did Riya lose? (a) her book (b) her shoe (c) her pencil (d) her bag
Answer key
- “Thank you!”
- milk
- his sister
- Faizan
- Rohan
- Moti
- Divya
- in a pot
- a paper boat
- the bell
- in her bag
- her pencil
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