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.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
How was the car at the end? (a) wet and muddy (b) clean and shiny (c) dirty and dull (d) old and broken -
2.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) thin (b) big (c) short (d) tall -
3.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) the dentist (b) Divya (c) Anu (d) Amma -
4.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 kite (c) a paper boat (d) a paper plane -
5.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
What animal did she see? (a) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a monkey (d) a lion -
6.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) the crow (d) Grandma -
7.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Where did Anu go? (a) to the market (b) to the zoo (c) to school (d) to the park -
8.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How many ice lollies did they get? (a) one (b) four (c) two (d) three -
9.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
Where did he plant it? (a) in a cup (b) in a pot (c) in the sand (d) in a box -
10.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 little girl (d) a teacher -
11.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) under the bed (b) on the desk (c) in her shoe (d) in her bag -
12.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) new (b) wet (c) shiny (d) dirty
Answer key
- clean and shiny
- short
- Divya
- a paper boat
- a giraffe
- Mohan
- to the zoo
- two
- in a pot
- an old lady
- in her bag
- dirty
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