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1st Grade Reading — Comprehension — Who Is in the Story? Characters A free 1-page worksheet for 1st Grade (ages 6–7). It practices reading, comprehension, vocabulary. Download the PDF with no account and no email.
Grade 1st Grade · ages 6–7 Subject Literacy Resource type Worksheet Skills Reading ,Comprehension ,Vocabulary Pages 1 Format PDF · prints on Letter or A4 Price Free · no account needed Free printable who is in the story? characters reading worksheet. Find the characters, the people or animals a story is about. Part of the Comprehension lesson track. For 1st Grade Reading (ages 6–7).
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Who Is in the Story? Characters LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The people or animals in a story are called characters. In one story, a girl named Rosa and her cat, Pip, look for a lost red ball. Rosa and Pip are the characters. Rosa is brave and looks under the dark bed. Pip is playful and bats the ball out from behind a box. Good readers notice who is in the story and what they do. Questions: 1 What are characters? 2 Who are the two characters in this story? 3 What does Pip do? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
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Who Is in the Story? Characters LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The people or animals in a story are called characters. In one story, a girl named Rosa and her cat, Pip, look for a lost red ball. Rosa and Pip are the characters. Rosa is brave and looks under the dark bed. Pip is playful and bats the ball out from behind a box. Good readers notice who is in the story and what they do. Questions: 1 What are characters? 2 Who are the two characters in this story? 3 What does Pip do? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
Every Author Has a Reason LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Every author writes for a reason. Some authors want to make you laugh with a funny story. Some want to teach you facts, like how bees make honey. Some want you to agree with them, like a sign that says, "Please pick up your trash!" When you read, ask yourself, "Why did the author write this?" Questions: 1 Why might an author write a funny story? 2 What could an author teach you? 3 What question can you ask yourself when you read? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
Writing to Entertain LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Some authors write to entertain. That means they want you to have fun while you read. A story about a pig who learns to skate is written to entertain. So is a silly poem or a joke book. These stories can make you laugh, gasp, or smile. If a book is mostly for fun, the author wrote it to entertain. Questions: 1 What does it mean to write to entertain? 2 Name one kind of writing that entertains. 3 How can you tell a book was written to entertain? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
Where and When: The Setting LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The setting is where and when a story happens. A story can be set in a forest, a school, or a spaceship. The setting changes what the characters can do. A snowy mountain and a hot beach would give a character very different problems. Questions: 1 What is the setting of a story? 2 Name two places a story could be set. 3 How can the setting change a story? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
What Smooth Reading Sounds Like LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Smooth reading sounds like talking. A smooth reader does not stop after every word. They read words in small groups, like "in the park" or "a big red kite." They take a short rest at a comma and a longer rest at a period. Their voice goes up at a question. Read this page twice, and listen to how much smoother it sounds the second time. Questions: 1 What does smooth reading sound like? 2 Where does a smooth reader take a rest? 3 What happens to a reader's voice at a question? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
Reading in Phrases, Not Word by Word LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Good readers read in little groups of words. Read this: The big dog / ran to the park / with a red ball. Each group is one small idea. Your voice keeps going to the end of a group, then takes a tiny rest. Reading one word at a time sounds like a robot. Reading in groups sounds like talking, and it helps you know what the words mean. Questions: 1 What are the three word groups in the sentence about the dog? 2 What does your voice do at the end of a group? 3 Why is reading in groups better than one word at a time? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
Consonant Sounds Warm-Up LITERACY · 1ST GRADE Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Let's warm up our consonant sounds! Bob the bug bumps a big ball. Ten tan turtles take a nap. Max the dog digs deep in the dirt. Nan has nine nuts in a net. Say each sentence slowly. Can you hear the same sound at the start of the words? Questions: 1 What sound starts most words in the sentence about Bob? 2 How many nuts does Nan have? 3 What does Max the dog do? www.littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Literacy
