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.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 teacher (b) his friend (c) his sister (d) his mother -
2.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How was the day? (a) windy (b) rainy (c) hot (d) cold -
3.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) two (b) four (c) one (d) three -
4.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they use? (a) a cup and a spoon (b) a bucket and a cloth (c) a broom and a mop (d) a pot and a pan -
5.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
In “She gave him a big smile”, who is “him”? (a) Appa (b) Kabir (c) the bag (d) the lady -
6.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) big (b) home (c) black (d) slow -
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) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) Amma (d) Bela -
8.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
Who had a heavy bag? (a) Kabir (b) an old lady (c) a teacher (d) a little girl -
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) Appa (b) Divya (c) Bela (d) Amma -
10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What is the cat’s name? (a) Tiger (b) Moti (c) Sonu (d) Arjun -
11.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 -
12.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the plant (b) Amma (c) the gardener (d) Aman
Answer key
- his sister
- hot
- three
- a bucket and a cloth
- Kabir
- slow
- Amma
- an old lady
- Bela
- Moti
- his knee
- Aman
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