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!
What did she bite? (a) a carrot (b) a chapati (c) a mango (d) an apple -
2.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a cow -
3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandpa -
4.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What happened first? (a) children ran out (b) the teacher left (c) the bell rang (d) Rohan stayed -
5.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) milk (b) water (c) sugar (d) food -
6.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) Arjun (c) Appa (d) Moti -
7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Who was the card for? (a) Grandpa (b) Amma (c) the teacher (d) Bela -
8.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 sister (b) his mother (c) his teacher (d) his friend -
9.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 -
10.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 zoo (b) to school (c) to the park (d) to the market -
11.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
What did Zoya make? (a) a paper boat (b) a kite (c) a paper plane (d) a paper hat -
12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- an apple
- a puppy
- Grandma
- the bell rang
- water
- Arjun
- Amma
- his sister
- he fell
- to the zoo
- a paper boat
- True
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