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.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 -
2.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Sorry!” (c) “Go away!” (d) “Thank you!” -
3.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) shiny (b) wet (c) dirty (d) new -
4.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) in the sea (c) on the table (d) in the rain water -
5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Riya (c) Grandma (d) the crow -
6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What happened after he ran home? (a) it got sunny (b) he went to school (c) he fell asleep (d) it began to rain -
7.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 dog (b) the car (c) the bus (d) the floor -
8.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Riya (c) Kiran (d) the puppy -
9.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
Who made the card? (a) Bela (b) Appa (c) Divya (d) Amma -
10.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Where did Neel run? (a) home (b) to school (c) to the shop (d) to the park -
11.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Why did Kiran give the puppy milk? (a) it was sad (b) it was dirty (c) it was cold (d) it was hungry -
12.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) Amma (c) Bela (d) Grandpa
Answer key
- True
- “Thank you!”
- dirty
- in the rain water
- Mohan
- it began to rain
- the car
- Kiran
- Bela
- home
- it was hungry
- Amma
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