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.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to the park (c) to the shop (d) to school -
2.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) False (b) True -
3.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) in her bag (b) on the table (c) in the rain water (d) in the sea -
4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) two (c) none (d) one -
5.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its head (c) its paw (d) its tail -
6.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What did his sister get? (a) a chair (b) a ladder (c) a rope (d) a long stick -
7.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 the sand (b) in a pot (c) in a box (d) in a cup -
8.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) sugar (b) food (c) water (d) milk -
9.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) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) Amma (d) Bela -
10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What happened after he ran home? (a) he went to school (b) he fell asleep (c) it began to rain (d) it got sunny -
11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) early (b) late (c) at noon (d) at night -
12.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) water (b) a ball (c) bread (d) milk
Answer key
- home
- True
- in the rain water
- one
- its tail
- a long stick
- in a pot
- water
- Amma
- it began to rain
- early
- milk
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