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.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) Grandpa (b) Amma (c) Bela (d) the teacher -
2.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
In “She put it in the rain water”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the boat (c) Zoya (d) Riya -
3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a cow (d) a puppy -
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 big red flower (c) a small green plant (d) a mango -
5.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 bag (b) a basket (c) a tree (d) a box -
6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) big (b) long (c) short (d) thin -
7.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) in a pond (c) on a wire (d) in a tree -
8.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) on the roof (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) in the garden -
9.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Who went with Anu? (a) Grandma (b) Amma (c) her brother (d) Appa -
10.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
What did Tenzin build? (a) a sand castle (b) a paper boat (c) a house of cards (d) a tower of blocks -
11.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What could Arjun not find? (a) his dog (b) his ball (c) his cat (d) his box -
12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
Who helped his father? (a) Mohan (b) Neel (c) Arjun (d) Faizan
Answer key
- Amma
- Zoya
- a puppy
- a small green plant
- a box
- short
- in a tree
- under the bed
- Appa
- a tower of blocks
- his cat
- Faizan
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