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.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
What did Riya lose? (a) her bag (b) her pencil (c) her book (d) her shoe -
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 box (b) in the sand (c) in a pot (d) in a cup -
3.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
Who was hungry? (a) a kitten (b) Kiran (c) a cow (d) a puppy -
4.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
What did Kiran give the puppy? (a) a ball (b) water (c) bread (d) milk -
5.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
Who heard the story? (a) Mohan (b) Grandma (c) Riya (d) the crow -
6.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
True or false: The story was about a clever crow. (a) True (b) False -
7.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
Who had no crayon? (a) Meera’s friend (b) Meera’s mother (c) the teacher (d) Meera -
8.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
What did Aman plant? (a) a tree (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a flower -
9.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) fell asleep (b) ran away (c) cried (d) sang a song -
10.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
What rang? (a) the door (b) the bell (c) the phone (d) the alarm -
11.Divya’s tooth was loose. She bit an apple. Out came the tooth!
Whose tooth was loose? (a) Anu’s (b) Divya’s (c) Amma’s (d) Rohan’s -
12.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where was the pencil? (a) in her bag (b) on the desk (c) under the bed (d) in her shoe
Answer key
- her pencil
- in a pot
- a puppy
- milk
- Mohan
- True
- Meera’s friend
- a seed
- fell asleep
- the bell
- Divya’s
- in her bag
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