Stories
NCERT English stories for Class 1 to 8: what happens, new words, questions with answers and practice.
Flying Together: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Wild geese ignore a wise old bird's warning about a creeper and get caught in a hunter's net. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Little Fir Tree: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
A little fir tree gets wishes from a magician, but each new set of leaves brings trouble. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Neha's Alarm Clock: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
Neha hates getting up at six and wishes her alarm clock away, until she learns about the clock inside her. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Bubble, the Straw & the Shoe: NCERT Class 1 Story, Marigold Unit 2
A bubble, a straw and a shoe try to cross a river, and it ends in a funny surprise. This Marigold Class 1 post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
I Want: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Little Monkey uses a magic wand to get a giraffe's neck, an elephant's trunk and zebra stripes, then wants to be himself again. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Wind and the Sun: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
The Wind and the Sun test who is stronger by trying to make a man take off his coat. A short play, with meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Wonderful Waste: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
A cook in the Maharaja of Travancore's kitchen turns vegetable scraps into a new dish, aviyal. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Haldi's Adventure: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
Haldi meets a friendly giraffe on the way to school and rides on his back. This post has a summary, word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Bamboo Curry: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
A Santhal bridegroom loves a bamboo curry and carries home a bamboo door to cook it. This post has the story summary, word meanings, answers and practice.
Nasruddin's Aim: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
Nasruddin boasts about his archery, then misses the target twice and finds clever excuses. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Enormous Turnip: NCERT Class 3 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
An old man grows a giant turnip, and it takes an old woman, a boy and a girl to help him pull it up. With meanings, questions and answers, and practice.
The Tailor and His Friend: NCERT Class 1 Story (Marigold Unit 10)
Kaloo the tailor plays a mean trick on his friend Appu the elephant, and Appu pays him back. A story about friendship, with meanings, questions with answers and practice.