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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) the pencil (c) the teacher (d) Riya -
2.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
When did Pooja wake up? (a) at night (b) early (c) late (d) at noon -
3.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 box (d) his cat -
4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) big (d) short -
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 box (c) a basket (d) a tree -
6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) in the garden (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen -
7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) Kiran (b) a kitten (c) a cow (d) a puppy -
8.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he fell (b) he slept (c) he ran (d) he cried -
9.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who told the story? (a) Grandma (b) Grandpa (c) the teacher (d) Mohan -
10.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) up (b) soon (c) fast (d) late -
11.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) mango (b) grape (c) orange (d) lemon -
12.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 sister (b) his friend (c) his teacher (d) his mother
Answer key
- Riya
- early
- his cat
- short
- a box
- under the bed
- a puppy
- he fell
- Grandma
- late
- orange
- his sister
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