Stories
NCERT English stories for Class 1 to 8: what happens, new words, questions with answers and practice.
Out! Out!: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Mridang Unit 1)
Jeet and Babli lose their ball and make a new one from rags. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Anandi's Rainbow: NCERT Class 1 English Story (Mridang Unit 4)
Anandi sees a bright rainbow after the rain and paints her garden flowers with its colours. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Cap-Seller and the Monkeys: NCERT Class 1 Story (Mridang Unit 2)
Monkeys take a sleeping cap-seller's caps, and he gets them back with a clever idea. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
My Silly Sister: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 8)
An older child tells Mother all the funny, childish things the baby sister does. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Little Tiger, Big Tiger: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 7)
A tiger cub grows up in the jungle beside his mother until he is a big tiger himself. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice for home.
The Grasshopper and the Ant: NCERT Class 2 Story (Marigold Unit 10)
A lazy grasshopper sings all summer while the ants store grain, and winter teaches him a hard lesson. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Scholar's Mother Tongue: NCERT Class 4 Story (Marigold Unit 6)
A clever Akbar–Birbal story in which Birbal finds out the mother tongue of a learned pandit who speaks many languages. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Helen Keller: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 5)
The true story of Helen Keller, who could not see or hear, and how her teacher Miss Sullivan helped her learn words. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Curlylocks and the Three Bears: NCERT Class 2 Story (Marigold Unit 6)
A curious girl walks into the bear family’s cottage, eats their porridge and sleeps in a bed. This post has a summary, word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Story of the Road: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 6)
Early in the morning, birds, a newspaper boy, a vegetable man and children all try to wake the road. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Yellow Butterfly: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 5)
Sonu chases a yellow butterfly around his garden, then saves it from a spider’s web and lets it go free. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
My Elder Brother: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 4)
A short play about Bhaiya, who studies all day, and Munna, who loves to play, based on Premchand’s story. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.