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!
True or false: Divya bit a mango. (a) False (b) True -
2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Riya (b) Zoya (c) Amma (d) the boat -
3.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What did she see come up? (a) the moon (b) the sun (c) a bird (d) a kite -
4.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
What animal did she see? (a) a monkey (b) a lion (c) a giraffe (d) an elephant -
5.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) at night (c) late (d) at noon -
6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What was the story about? (a) a lazy lion (b) a big fish (c) a clever crow (d) a little cat -
7.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
In “He called”, who is “He”? (a) the cat (b) Appa (c) Moti (d) Arjun -
8.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) lost her crayon (c) hid her crayon (d) shared her crayon -
9.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) the puppy (d) Kiran -
10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did the puppy wag? (a) its head (b) its tail (c) its ears (d) its paw -
11.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 sea (b) in the rain water (c) in her bag (d) on the table -
12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they wash? (a) the car (b) the bus (c) the floor (d) the dog
Answer key
- False
- Zoya
- the sun
- a giraffe
- early
- a clever crow
- Arjun
- shared her crayon
- Kiran
- its tail
- in the rain water
- the car
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