1st Grade Reading : 1st Grade Reading

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for 1st Grade Reading

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : 1st Grade Reading

Which word does not belong with the others? 

Hint: Think of long and short vowels. 

Possible Answers:

Make

Rake

Sad

Mate 

Correct answer:

Sad

Explanation:

To help us answer this question, say each of the answer choices aloud to yourself. 

Rake

Make

Mate

Sad

Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words. 

Rake

Make

Mate

Sad

All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not. 

Rake, make, and mate all have a long vowel sound.

Sad has a short vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a short vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others. 

Example Question #2 : 1st Grade Reading

Which word does not belong with the others? 

Hint: Think of long and short vowels. 

Possible Answers:

Act

Map

Cake

Bat

Correct answer:

Cake

Explanation:

To help us answer this question, say each of the answer choices aloud to yourself. 

Act

Bat

Map

Cake

Now, let's look at the vowels in each of the words. 

Act

Bat

Map

Cake

All of the vowels are the letter a, but do they all sound the same? No, they do not. 

Act, bat, and map all have a short vowel sound. 

Cake has a long vowel sound. Since only one of the words has a long vowel sound, that is the word that does not belong with the others. 

Example Question #1 : Fluency And Comprehension

The Cats

Pam and Tom are two cats. They live in the park and watch as the days go by. 

Tom likes to watch the birds fly around the park. He watches them fly up in the tree tops and down to the ground. Tom’s favorite bird is the Blue Jay because he loves the color blue. 

Pam likes to watch the kids play in the park. She watches as a boy goes down the slide and a girl swings on the swing set. Pam’s favorite part about the park is the slide. She is too scared to slide down the slide, but she likes to watch the kids slide down.

Where do the cats live? 

Possible Answers:

The tree

The slide

The park

The swing

Correct answer:

The park

Explanation:

The second sentence of the story, "The Cats", tell us that Pam and Tom live in the park. 

"Pam and Tom are two cats. They live in the park and watch as the days go by."

Example Question #2 : Fluency And Comprehension

The Cats

Pam and Tom are two cats. They live in the park and watch as the days go by. 

Tom likes to watch the birds fly around the park. He watches them fly up in the tree tops and down to the ground. Tom’s favorite bird is the Blue Jay because he loves the color blue. 

Pam likes to watch the kids play in the park. She watches as a boy goes down the slide and a girl swings on the swing set. Pam’s favorite part about the park is the slide. She is too scared to slide down the slide, but she likes to watch the kids slide down.

What does Tom like to do in the park? 

Possible Answers:

Slide down the slide

Watch the swings

Watch the birds fly around the park

Swing on the swings 

Correct answer:

Watch the birds fly around the park

Explanation:

The second paragraph in the story, "The Cats", starts by telling us that Tom likes to watch the birds fly around the park. 

"Tom likes to watch the birds fly around the park. He watches them fly up in the tree tops and down to the ground. Tom’s favorite bird is the Blue Jay because he loves the color blue."

Example Question #3 : Fluency And Comprehension

The Cats

Pam and Tom are two cats. They live in the park and watch as the days go by. 

Tom likes to watch the birds fly around the park. He watches them fly up in the tree tops and down to the ground. Tom’s favorite bird is the Blue Jay because he loves the color blue. 

Pam likes to watch the kids play in the park. She watches as a boy goes down the slide and a girl swings on the swing set. Pam’s favorite part about the park is the slide. She is too scared to slide down the slide, but she likes to watch the kids slide down.

What does Pam like to do in the park? 

Possible Answers:

Watch the kids play in the park

Watch for Blue Jays in the park

Swing on the swings 

Slide down the slide

Correct answer:

Watch the kids play in the park

Explanation:

The third paragraph in the story, "The Cats", starts by telling us that Pam likes to watch the kids play in the park. 

"Pam likes to watch the kids play in the park. She watches as a boy goes down the slide and a girl swings on the swing set. Pam’s favorite part about the park is the slide. She is too scared to slide down the slide, but she likes to watch the kids slide down."

Example Question #3 : 1st Grade Reading

Select the answer the shows a question sentence. 

Possible Answers:

I'm sorry that I was not at school today. 

I ran to the store today. 

I'm so happy to see you! 

Did you answer the door?

Correct answer:

Did you answer the door?

Explanation:

A question sentence is easy to identify because it will end with a question mark "?". The sentence will also ask something, it won't tell you something. 

Of the choices, only one sentence ends with a question mark and is the correct answer choice, "Did you answer the door?"

Example Question #4 : 1st Grade Reading

What letter comes after M in the alphabet? 

Possible Answers:

P

O

L

N

Correct answer:

N

Explanation:

If we don't know the answer off the top of our head, let's say the alphabet to help us remember. 

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

The question asks us which letter comes after M, which we can see is N. 

Example Question #4 : 1st Grade Reading

Is the following sentence about one person or more than one person? 

I swam in the pool yesterday. 

Possible Answers:

One person

More than one person

Correct answer:

One person

Explanation:

To answer the question, we are looking for the subject or subjects of the sentence.

The subject is who or what a sentence is about. 

"I swam in the pool yesterday."

"I" is the subject, and I means me, which is just one person. The sentence is about one person. 

Example Question #5 : 1st Grade Reading

Select the word that is a noun. 

Possible Answers:

Dog

Funny

Jump

Sad

Correct answer:

Dog

Explanation:

A noun is a person, place, or thing. 

"Dog" is the correct answer because it is a thing. 

Example Question #6 : 1st Grade Reading

Is the following sentence about one person or more than one person? 

We went to the store today. 

Possible Answers:

More than one person 

One person

Correct answer:

More than one person 

Explanation:

To answer the question, we are looking for the subject or subjects of the sentence.

"We went to the store today. "

"We" is the subject, and we means more than one person. The sentence is about more than one person. 

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