These short stories are designed to spark first graders’ imaginations and enhance their reading skills. Each story comes with fun questions that help children think critically and express their ideas. Enjoy exploring these engaging tales together! Hope you will like it. You can download this story (PDF) using the link at the end of the story.
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Printable Short Stories with Comprehension Questions for Grade 1 Students
Good Night Moon
1. What did Benny say goodnight to before going to sleep?
Answer: Benny said goodnight to the moon, stars, his cozy blanket, and his teddy bear.
2. What did Benny’s teddy bear help him with?
Answer: Benny hugged his teddy bear tightly for comfort before sleeping.
3. How did the moon feel about Benny?
Answer: The moon seemed to smile down at Benny and watch over him as he slept.
4. What did Benny think about as he drifted off to sleep?
Answer: Benny thought about all the things he loved, like his family, friends, and the moon.
5. What sound did Benny listen to as he fell asleep?
Answer: Benny listened to the gentle sounds of the night.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1. What did the caterpillar eat first?
Answer: The caterpillar ate one apple.
2. How did the caterpillar feel after eating so much?
Answer: The caterpillar felt full and tired.
3. What did the caterpillar do after eating a lot?
Answer: The caterpillar made a cocoon and went to sleep.
4. What happened to the caterpillar after it woke up?
Answer: The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
5. What could the butterfly do that the caterpillar couldn’t?
Answer: The butterfly could fly.
Make Way for Ducklings
1. Where did the mother duck and her ducklings want to go?
Answer: They wanted to go to a pond.
2. Who helped the ducks cross the street?
Answer: A kind policeman.
3. How many ducklings did the mother have?
Answer: She had eight ducklings.
4. What did the policeman say?
Answer: He said, “Make way for the ducklings!”
5. What did the ducklings do when they got to the pond?
Answer: They splashed in the water and quacked with joy.
Where the Wild Things Are
1. What did Max wear that made him look like a wild creature?
Answer: A wolf costume.
2. Where did Max’s room turn into when he was sent there?
Answer: A forest.
3. What were the creatures in the forest called?
Answer: The Wild Things.
4. How did Max become the king of the Wild Things?
Answer: He stared at them and became their king.
5. What did Max miss when he was with the Wild Things?
Answer: He missed his home and his mother.
The Cat in the Hat
1. What was the weather like when the cat came to visit?
Answer: It was rainy.
2. What was the cat wearing on its head?
Answer: A tall, striped hat.
3. Who came to help the cat?
Answer: Thing 1 and Thing
4. What did the cat and his friends do inside the house?
Answer: They flew kites and jumped on the furniture.
5. How did the cat fix the mess he made?
Answer: He cleaned up everything before the mom came home.
Green Eggs and Ham
1. What did Sam-I-Am ask his friend to try?
Answer: Green eggs and ham
2. Did the friend want to try green eggs and ham at first?
Answer: No
3. What did Sam-I-Am ask his friend to try them with?
Answer: A box, a fox, a house, and a mouse
4. What did the friend say after trying the green eggs and ham?
Answer: He liked them!
5. How did Sam-I-Am feel when his friend liked the green eggs and ham?
Answer: Happy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1. Where did the Grinch live?
Answer: On a mountain, far from Whoville
2. What did the Grinch decide to do?
Answer: Steal Christmas
3. What did the Grinch steal?
Answer: Christmas trees, gifts, and food
4. How did the Whos celebrate Christmas after everything was stolen?
Answer: They sang Christmas songs and stayed happy
5. What happened to the Grinch at the end of the story?
Answer: His heart grew three sizes, and he loved Christmas
The Giving Tree
1. What did the tree love to do for the boy?
Answer: She loved to give him things and spend time with him.
2. What did the boy take from the tree when he was young?
Answer: He took apples, climbed branches, and played in her shade.
3. What did the boy want when he grew older?
Answer: Money, a house, and a boat.
4. What did the tree give the boy when he wanted a house?
Answer: Her branches.
5. How did the tree feel at the end of the story?
Answer: The tree was happy to give the boy a place to rest.
The Little Prince
1. Where did the little prince live?
Answer: He lived on a tiny planet.
2. What did the little prince do to take care of his planet?
Answer: He watered his flowers, cleaned the volcanoes, and made everything perfect.
3. Who did the little prince meet one day?
Answer: He met a kind fox.
4. What did the fox tell the little prince?
Answer: The fox said, “You become responsible for what you love.”
5. What did the little prince learn?
Answer: He learned that love and care make things special.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
1. Who were the four children in the story?
Answer: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.
2. Where did Lucy find the magical wardrobe?
Answer: In a big house.
3. What was the name of the land Lucy entered?
Answer: Narnia.
4. Who helped the children fight the White Witch?
Answer: Aslan, the lion.
5. What happened after the White Witch was defeated?
Answer: Spring came to Narnia, and the land became beautiful.
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