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.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
Who had no crayon? (a) the teacher (b) Meera (c) Meera’s mother (d) Meera’s friend -
2.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 big red flower (b) a small green plant (c) a bird (d) a mango -
3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What was the story about? (a) a little cat (b) a big fish (c) a lazy lion (d) a clever crow -
4.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 -
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) water (b) sugar (c) milk (d) food -
6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
How many crayons did Meera have? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) three -
7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) the puppy (b) Amma (c) Riya (d) Kiran -
8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) in her shoe (b) under the bed (c) on the desk (d) in her bag -
9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) broke (b) found (c) looked (d) took -
10.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) Mohan (d) Grandma -
11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen -
12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
What did Zoya make? (a) a paper hat (b) a paper boat (c) a paper plane (d) a kite
Answer key
- Meera’s friend
- a small green plant
- a clever crow
- True
- water
- one
- Kiran
- in her bag
- found
- Grandma
- under the bed
- a paper boat
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