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!
Which word is the opposite of “lost”? (a) found (b) broke (c) took (d) looked -
2.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 flower (b) a stone (c) a tree (d) a seed -
3.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 knee (c) his head (d) his nose -
4.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Why did Dev hurt his knee? (a) he fell (b) he cried (c) he ran (d) he slept -
5.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
True or false: Tenzin got angry and cried. (a) False (b) True -
6.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
Where did Riya look? (a) under the bed (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) in the kitchen -
7.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
What did Dev say? (a) “Hello!” (b) “Go away!” (c) “Thank you!” (d) “Sorry!” -
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) three (b) four (c) one (d) two -
9.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 pot (d) in a box -
10.It was hot. Lata and Sam went to the shop. They got two cold orange ice lollies.
How was the day? (a) hot (b) cold (c) rainy (d) windy -
11.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
What colours was the sky? (a) red and grey (b) blue and green (c) black and white (d) orange and pink -
12.Dev fell and hurt his knee. His sister put a bandage on it. Dev said, “Thank you!”
Who put a bandage on it? (a) his friend (b) his mother (c) his sister (d) his teacher
Answer key
- found
- a seed
- his knee
- he fell
- False
- under the bed
- “Thank you!”
- two
- in a pot
- hot
- orange and pink
- his sister
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