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.
Who helped his father? (a) Arjun (b) Mohan (c) Faizan (d) Neel -
2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What did Neel see? (a) a white bird (b) a big red ball (c) a big black cloud (d) a rainbow -
3.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What did the children do? (a) went home (b) read books (c) sat down to eat (d) ran out to play -
4.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
Who pulled the kite down? (a) Vikram and his sister (b) only his sister (c) Appa (d) only Vikram -
5.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) on a wire (c) in a pond (d) in a tree -
6.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
What did Meera do? (a) broke her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) shared her crayon (d) lost her crayon -
7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a puppy (b) a kitten (c) Kiran (d) a cow -
8.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
In “She bit an apple”, who is “She”? (a) Divya (b) Anu (c) Amma (d) the dentist -
9.Sara had five balloons. One balloon went pop! Now she had four balloons.
What went pop? (a) a tyre (b) a balloon (c) a ball (d) a bubble -
10.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
What did his sister get? (a) a rope (b) a long stick (c) a ladder (d) a chair -
11.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev hurt? (a) his hand (b) his head (c) his knee (d) his nose -
12.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
What did the lady give Kabir? (a) a big smile (b) some money (c) a book (d) a sweet
Answer key
- Faizan
- a big black cloud
- ran out to play
- Vikram and his sister
- in a tree
- shared her crayon
- a puppy
- Divya
- a balloon
- a long stick
- his knee
- a big smile
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