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.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
How many balloons did she have at the end? (a) three (b) one (c) five (d) four -
2.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) in the kitchen (b) under the bed (c) on the roof (d) in the garden -
3.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What is the cat’s name? (a) Sonu (b) Tiger (c) Moti (d) Arjun -
4.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) Arjun (b) Neel (c) Mohan (d) Faizan -
5.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 -
6.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did the puppy wag? (a) its ears (b) its paw (c) its head (d) its tail -
7.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
What did Mohan do at the end? (a) sang a song (b) cried (c) ran away (d) fell asleep -
8.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) red and grey (c) blue and green (d) orange and pink -
9.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
True or false: The cat jumped out of a bag. (a) True (b) False -
10.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) Amma (c) Grandpa (d) Bela -
11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Amma (b) Anu (c) the dentist (d) Divya -
12.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
True or false: Meera shared her crayon. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- four
- under the bed
- Moti
- Faizan
- Riya
- its tail
- fell asleep
- orange and pink
- False
- Amma
- Divya
- True
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