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First Grade (Grade 1) Reading Strategies Questions

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Grade 1 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.1.2
Where we live, the weather is always changing. In the fall, the weather can be cool and crisp. In the winter, it is cold and biting. In spring, the weather starts to get warmer and it is very wet. In the summer, the weather is hot and humid.

What is the main topic of this paragraph?
  1. the cold weather
  2. the changing weather
  3. the summer weather
  4. the area we live in
Grade 1 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
I am sharp. My job is to cut hair. I can also cut flowers or paper.

What am I?
  1. scissors
  2. pencil
  3. comb
Grade 1 Point of View CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RL.1.6
Read this passage from "Helen Keller": As I lay in my bed that night, I wept as I hope few children have wept. I felt so cold, I imagined I should die before morning and the thought comforted me."
Question: What point of view is the author using?
  1. Second person
  2. First person
  3. Third person
Grade 1 Cause and Effect CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.1.3
Read the sentences.
Chris woke up to the sounds of thunder. He knew the class picnic would be canceled.

Which shows the effect?
  1. It was thundering.
  2. Chris couldn't sleep.
  3. The picnic would be canceled.
Grade 1 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.1.2
I love the beach. It is such a sunny place. The sand is warm. The water is cool and salty. There is so much to do at the beach. I can collect sea shells. I can build sand castles. I also like to jump in the waves.

What is the main idea of this passage?
  1. The things you can do at the beach
  2. The author loves the beach
  3. The beach in the summer
  4. The beaches in Florida
Grade 1 Story Elements
Read the story.
The three little cubs lived in the woods. They wanted to build a hut to live in.
It was made of mud. They had fun building their hut.
What is the setting of the story?
  1. city
  2. lake
  3. woods
Grade 1 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.1.2
China is a very large country. It is home to over 1 billion people. It is also one of the oldest countries in the world. Many items were invented in China. They include toilet paper, the water wheel, and kites.

What is the main idea of this passage?
  1. Inventions
  2. China
  3. Big countries
  4. Old countries
Grade 1 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Mike put on shorts, a tank top, and sunglasses to go out to play.

What season is it?
  1. winter
  2. summer
  3. fall
  4. spring
Grade 1 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Mom frowned when she saw the cat on the table.

How did mom feel when she saw the cat?
  1. She was unhappy
  2. She was afraid
  3. She was sleepy
Grade 1 Main Idea
Where we live, the weather is always changing. In the fall, the weather can be cool and crisp. In the winter, it is cold and biting. In spring, the weather starts to get warmer and it is very wet. In the summer, the weather is hot and humid.

What is the main topic of this paragraph?
  1. the changing weather
  2. the cold weather
  3. the summer weather
  4. the area we live in
Grade 1 Text Elements
The title of the book and the names of the authors and illustrators are found on this page. It protects the pages of the book.
  1. Cover page
  2. Index
  3. Table of contents
Grade 1 Point of View CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RL.1.6
Sally's mom said she could get a dog for her birthday. They went to the dog pound to choose her new puppy. She had a hard time picking her puppy because they were all so cute. Finally she chose one that looked like it needed her.

What point of view is this story written from?
  1. First Person
  2. Second Person
  3. Third Person
  4. None of the above
Grade 1 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.1.4
Animal Journeys

Birds
Arctic terns fly over 40,000 kilometers each year. They travel from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Then they go back again.

Fish
Salmon live in the ocean, but they lay their eggs in rivers. They travel up to 900 miles to get to rivers to lay their eggs.

Whales
Humpback whales make long journeys every year. In the summer, they head north. The water in the Arctic is icy cold. In the winter, they head south to tropical waters.

Based on the passage, you can tell that a TERN is:
  1. a fish
  2. a whale
  3. a bird
  4. a mammal
Grade 1 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.1.2
Australia is a country. It is also a continent and an island. A lot of the country is desert, but it is not really hot. The country is surrounded by water, so it has a lot of beaches. It is called "the land down under." That is because it is on the southern part of the globe. Much of the country is covered with plants. It is also home to many animals you will not find anywhere else in the world.

What is this passage mainly about?
  1. Islands
  2. Australia
  3. Desert
  4. Beaches
Grade 1 Supporting Details
Ram is a dog. He is black. He can run fast.

What is Ram?
  1. dog
  2. cat
  3. sheep
  4. yak
Grade 1 Making Predictions
Charles will not stop talking in class. His teacher asked him to be quiet, but he does not listen.

What do you think will happen next?
  1. He will get a treat.
  2. He will learn more.
  3. He will lose recess.
Grade 1 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.1.2
Do you have dust in your house? If so, do you know that you create a lot of that dust? Most dust in your house actually comes from your skin. It is dead skin cells. You lose millions of skin cells a day. They fall all over your house. This creates a lot of the dust that you see. That's one way to leave your mark!

What is the main idea of this passage?
  1. Dust
  2. Skin cells
  3. What makes dust
  4. The human body
Grade 1 Point of View CCSS: CCRA.R.7, RL.1.7
There was once a wolf, and he got very hungry, and so he went to have a look to see what he could find for dinner. After a bit he saw a ram feeding in a meadow, so he went up to him and said: “Mr. Ram, Mr. Ram, I'm going to eat you!” But the ram answered: “Who are you, I should like to know, that you mean to eat me?”

“I'm a wolf, and I'm looking for a good dinner,” said the wolf. “What sort of a wolf do you fancy you are?” answered the ram, “you're not, you're a dog!” “No, I'm not a dog,” said he, “I'm a wolf.” “Well then,” answered the ram, “if you're a wolf, stand at the bottom of the hill and open your jaws wide. Then I'll run down the hill and jump straight into your mouth.” “All right,” said the wolf.

So he stood at the bottom of the hill and opened his mouth wide, while the ram climbed to the top of the hill. Then he ran down the hill very fast, and hit the wolf with his horns as hard as he could.

The wolf rolled over, knocked senseless with the blow, while the ram ran off home. And there lay the wolf, till at last he came to himself again, with all his bones aching.

“Well, what a fool I must have been!” thought he. “Who ever saw a ram jump into one's mouth of his own free will?”

Based on the picture below, how does the wolf feel?
  1. happy
  2. hungry
  3. disappointed
  4. angry
Grade 1 Supporting Details
Pat has a cat. The cat is fat. The fat cat sat on the mat.

What did the cat sit on?
  1. fat
  2. rug
  3. mat
  4. cat
Grade 1 Point of View CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RL.1.6
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, marry, have I,
Three bags full;
One for my master,
And one for my dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives in the lane.

Who is speaking when the passage says "One for my master"?
  1. The narrator
  2. The dame
  3. The little boy
  4. The black sheep
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