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 made the card? (a) Bela (b) Appa (c) Divya (d) Amma -
2.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 pot (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in the sand -
3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) a puppy (c) Kiran (d) a cow -
4.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) on the table (b) in the sea (c) in her bag (d) in the rain water -
5.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
What is the cat’s name? (a) Moti (b) Tiger (c) Sonu (d) Arjun -
6.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Who went with Anu? (a) her brother (b) Appa (c) Amma (d) Grandma -
7.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
How many flowers did Bela draw? (a) four (b) one (c) two (d) three -
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) three (d) two -
9.Kabir saw an old lady with a heavy bag. He carried the bag for her. She gave him a big smile.
What did Kabir carry? (a) a basket (b) the bag (c) the lady (d) a box -
10.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who gave the puppy milk? (a) Amma (b) Kiran (c) Riya (d) the puppy -
11.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) in a tree (b) in a pond (c) on a roof (d) on a wire -
12.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they wash? (a) the floor (b) the car (c) the dog (d) the bus
Answer key
- Bela
- in a pot
- a puppy
- in the rain water
- Moti
- Appa
- three
- two
- the bag
- Kiran
- in a tree
- the car
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