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.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What got stuck? (a) Vikram’s ball (b) a bird (c) his sister (d) Vikram’s kite -
2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) mango (d) grape -
3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Amma’s (c) Rohan’s (d) Divya’s -
4.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What came up soon? (a) a bird (b) a small green plant (c) a mango (d) a big red flower -
5.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 the market (c) to school (d) to the park -
6.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 -
7.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did Sara have at first? (a) six (b) four (c) five (d) three -
8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his nose (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his hand -
9.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 basket (b) a tree (c) a box (d) a bag -
10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) False (b) True -
11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) on the desk (b) in her bag (c) under the bed (d) in her shoe -
12.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) big (c) short (d) thin
Answer key
- Vikram’s kite
- orange
- Divya’s
- a small green plant
- to the zoo
- True
- five
- his knee
- a box
- False
- in her bag
- short
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