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.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
Where did she put the boat? (a) in the sea (b) in the rain water (c) in her bag (d) on the table -
2.Neel saw a big black cloud. He ran home fast. Then it began to rain.
What happened after he ran home? (a) it began to rain (b) it got sunny (c) he fell asleep (d) he went to school -
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 cat (b) his box (c) his ball (d) his dog -
4.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
What did Meera do? (a) shared her crayon (b) hid her crayon (c) broke her crayon (d) lost her crayon -
5.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) Bela (b) Grandpa (c) Amma (d) the teacher -
6.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 the sand (b) in a cup (c) in a box (d) in a pot -
7.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Rohan’s (b) Anu’s (c) Amma’s (d) Divya’s -
8.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
What did they use? (a) a cup and a spoon (b) a pot and a pan (c) a bucket and a cloth (d) a broom and a mop -
9.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
What flavour were the ice lollies? (a) lemon (b) grape (c) orange (d) mango -
10.Anu went to the zoo with Appa. She saw a tall giraffe. It ate leaves from a tree.
Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) thin (b) short (c) long (d) big -
11.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 park (b) to the zoo (c) to the market (d) to school -
12.Zoya made a paper boat. She put it in the rain water. The boat sailed away.
True or false: Zoya made a paper boat. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- in the rain water
- it began to rain
- his cat
- shared her crayon
- Amma
- in a pot
- Divya’s
- a bucket and a cloth
- orange
- short
- to the zoo
- True
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