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First GradeBasic SkillsReading Comprehension and Reading SkillsBasic reading comprehension andreading skills activitiesnecessary for developing the skillsstudents need to succeed!Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate LevyIllustrated by: Karen SevalyLook for all of Teacher’s Friend’sBasic Skills Booksat your local educational retailer!1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name________________________________________Date__________Skills Assessment Checklist – Portfolio Copy❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏❏Assessed Retaught MasteredReading SkillsReading Words ________________________________________________________Reading Words ________________________________________________________Reading Words ________________________________________________________Antonyms _____________________________________________________________Antonyms _____________________________________________________________Antonyms _____________________________________________________________Antonyms _____________________________________________________________Synonyms ____________________________________________________________Synonyms ____________________________________________________________Rhyming words ________________________________________________________Rhyming words ________________________________________________________Rhyming words ________________________________________________________Vocabulary ____________________________________________________________Vocabulary ____________________________________________________________Vocabulary ____________________________________________________________Completing Sentences___________________________________________________Completing Sentences___________________________________________________Completing Sentences___________________________________________________Sequencing ___________________________________________________________Sequencing ___________________________________________________________Sequencing ___________________________________________________________Reading ComprehensionJan’s New Bike ________________________________________________________My Uncle’s Airplane _____________________________________________________If I Were King __________________________________________________________Joel’s Pets ____________________________________________________________Larry the Frog _________________________________________________________Karen’s Doll ___________________________________________________________Chris Likes Science _____________________________________________________My Friend Tickles_______________________________________________________The Apple Pie _________________________________________________________Jeremy the Squirrel______________________________________________________Big Balloons ___________________________________________________________Rainy Day_____________________________________________________________Rowe’s Dog ___________________________________________________________Baby Chickens _________________________________________________________Wally the Whale ________________________________________________________Betsy the Cow _________________________________________________________Joe’s Day at the Beach __________________________________________________Sally the Baker _________________________________________________________1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Table of ContentsReading SkillsReading Words .................................3Reading Words .................................4Reading Words .................................5Antonyms ..........................................6Antonyms ..........................................7Antonyms ..........................................8Antonyms ..........................................9Synonyms .......................................10Synonyms .......................................11Rhyming words ...............................12Rhyming words ...............................13Rhyming words ...............................14Vocabulary ......................................15Vocabulary ......................................16Vocabulary ......................................17Completing Sentences....................18Completing Sentences....................19Completing Sentences....................20Sequencing .....................................21Sequencing .....................................22Sequencing .....................................23Reading ComprehensionJan’s New Bike ...............................24My Uncle’s Airplane ........................25If I Were King ..................................26Joel’s Pets.......................................27Larry the Frog .................................28Karen’s Doll.....................................29Chris Likes Science ........................30My Friend Tickles............................31The Apple Pie .................................32Jeremy the Squirrel ...........................33Big Balloons .......................................34Rainy Day ..........................................35Rowe’s Dog........................................36Baby Chickens...................................37Wally the Whale .................................38Betsy the Cow.................................39Joe’s Day at the Beach ...................40Sally the Baker...................................41Answer Pages .............................42–48Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire schoolsystem or school/library district is strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicated for one individualclassroom set only. Materials may not be reproduced for other purposes without theprior written permission of the publisher.Copyright © 2002Teacher’s Friend, a Scholastic Company.All rights reserved. Printed in China.ISBN 0-439-50033-81st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Look at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the picture.Skill: Reading words1. sun box sad2. green yellow red3. hot mop boy1. man bat bone2. blue white one3. hard moo sing1. ring ball rain2. wet pot win3. look nail boy1. ball bell hand2. store bear star3. call top round1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company3

Name___________________________Look at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the picture.Skill: Reading words1. five roll frog2. hop walk duck3. pond pig house1. cat bat dog2. hook book egg3. sat read milk1. pail pick face2. cone sand mean3. meow beach by1. boy girl bee2. jump ear cake3. from bite rope1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company4

Name___________________________Look at each picture. Circle the word in each row of wordsthat describes the picture.Skill: Reading words1. dog cow goat2. bark purr moo3. tail sail flag1. box jar back2. glass wave cat3. lid kite sack1. could cloud cow2. rain start nose3. boot shop high1. rock door hen2. nest oven open3. knob two knee1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company5

Name___________________________Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the first word.up kite down doggo send stick stopcold hot tail putrun wet walk topsink was swim moontall short blue cutlittle big happy namegirl boy cat dadnew low old hotlove out all hate1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company6

Name___________________________Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the first word.out in this doghigh tiny low farhappy sad bunny sillygood log full badall can none smartopen long close silverend cow begin greenwin yes lose fastmom aunt dad sisterwork see eat play71st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the first word.soft up hard bunnynear white far dayfull she frog emptyfast pot snake slowround square cut doorsit chair pet standwet paste pool drypush pull corn fishclean book foot dirtycry laugh bell bag1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company8

Name___________________________Skill: AntonymsCircle the word that is the opposite of the first word.big give small handleft cake party rightdown she brown uphot say warm coldright house car wrongday night see youlate they light earlyleave stay go givethrow catch cap coollight dark cloud penny1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company9

Name___________________________Skill: SynonymsCircle the word that is almost the same as the first word.fast shoe sky quickpail tub sink bucketcoat jacket train birdfather bus mom dadall every goat wagonpal friend book daybox square good ovenfeel fire touch withafraid zoo lion scaredreal lunch true jump1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company10

Name___________________________Skill: SynonymsCircle the word that is almost the same as the first word.seat like horse chairhold keep cave treedown egg below shellsleep drive rest funjump third hop goodroad bike street carlake fall back pondnear barn close littlemix spoon stir penplate find dish grow1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company11

Name___________________________Skill: Rhyming wordsCircle all of the words that rhyme with the first word.plan man cat ranbest rest rush testshop no stop hopcold fold quick soldtail nail boy pailfill flip mill stillsad mad bad moonrake ran take bakecar star class farfun sun yes run1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company12

Name___________________________Skill: Rhyming wordsCircle all of the words that rhyme with the first word.face place nose raceboat fold coat floatall ball call willcave gave share savejump happy bump lumpday stay friend hayhole mole stole pickhot for not cotcook look toll hookseed feed brick weed1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company13

Name___________________________Skill: Rhyming wordsCircle all of the words that rhyme with the first word.clean mean bean leapdark shark card parkstand hand fast bandgrow cow mow lowtree knee start threenice kind rice miceeat cheat cold beatswing ring sing sewfrog fog beep logsmell tell ball spell1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company14

Name___________________________Skill: VocabularyChoose a word from the word bank to answer each question.Write your answer in the blank.glass monkey cakepencil dog shirt1. What can you wear?//////////////////////2. What can we write with?//////////////////////3. What can you eat?//////////////////////4. What can you pet?//////////////////////5. What can you drink out of?//////////////////////6. What can we see at the zoo?1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company15

Name___________________________Skill: VocabularyChoose a word from the word bank to answer each question.Write your answer in the blank.hat book balldoor bed school1. Where do we go to learn things?//////////////////////2. What is something that we can sleep on?//////////////////////3. What can you open?//////////////////////4. What can you read?//////////////////////5. What is round?//////////////////////6. What can you wear on your head?1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company16

Name___________________________Skill: Completing sentencesChoose a word to complete the sentences.1. I ////// to school on the bus.(ride rake rip)2. My bus is ////// .(yellow yes you)3. Susan ////// next to me on the bus.(stand seven sits)4. We are ////// friends.(good give goat)////// 5. We are in the same .(can crust class)1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company20

Name___________________________1. Read the story.My mother gave me some seeds. I dug someholes in the garden. I planted the seeds.Each day I watered the seeds. I waited fora few weeks to go by. Soon some flowersbegan to grow.2. Read the sentences below. Rewritethem in the correct order.2. correct order.Some flowers began to grow.I planted the seeds.My mother gave me some seeds.I watered the seeds.Skill: Sequencing1./////////////////////2./////////////////////3./////////////////////4./////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company21

Name___________________________1. Read the story.Skill: SequencingTomorrow I will go swimming. I will puton my swimsuit. I will jump in the water toget wet. Then I will dive off of thediving board. Grandma will fix lunchfor me. Mom will swim with me after lunch.2. Read the sentences below. Rewritethem in the correct order.rrder.Mom will swim with me.I will put on my swimsuit.Grandma will fix lunch for me.I will jump in the water.1./////////////////////2./////////////////////3./////////////////////4./////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company22

Name___________________________1. Read the story.Dad and I went fishing today. We woke upvery early. We ate breakfast. We left thehouse after we ate. We went to the baitstore. Dad bought some worms. We caughtfive fish. Mom was happy to cook them for us.2. Read the sentences below. Rewritethem in the correct order.2.We ate breakfast.Dad bought some bait.We woke up early.Mom cooked our fish.Skill: Sequencing1./////////////////////2./////////////////////3./////////////////////4./////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company23

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Jan’s New BikeJan has a new bike. Her new bike is red. Ithas an orange flag on the back. Jan can rideher bike fast. She rides her bike after school.She goes to Allison’s house and then shegoes back home.1. What does Jan have?//////////////////////2. What color is Jan’s new bike?//////////////////////3. What is on the back of the bike?//////////////////////4. When does Jan ride her bike?//////////////////////5. Where does Jan go on her bike?//////////////////////6. Where does Jan go after she goes to Allison’s house?//////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company24

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.My Uncle’s AirplaneMy uncle has a new airplane. It isyellow with blue stripes. The wingshave stars on them. It flys high. He tookme on a trip in his new plane. The nameof his plane is Yellow Bird.1. Who has a new airplane?//////////////////////2. What are the colors of the airplane?//////////////////////3. What are on the wings of the airplane?//////////////////////4. Who took a trip in the new plane?//////////////////////5. What is the name of the airplane?//////////////////////6. Does the airplane fly high or low?//////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company25

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.If I Were KingI would like to be a king. I would wear a robe withfur on it. I would wear a gold crown on my head. Iwould call the land I rule “Funville.” Every year wewould have a parade. I would want all of thepeople in Funville to be happy.1. What would I like to be?//////////////////////2. What would be on my robe?//////////////////////3. What would I wear on my head?//////////////////////4. What would I call my land?//////////////////////5. What would happen every year in Funville?//////////////////////6. Do I want the people in Funville to be happy?///////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company26

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Joel’s PetsJoel has three pets. He has two cats andone dog. Joel’s cats are named Fifi andFoofoo. Joel’s dog is named Hook. Joelgives his pets fresh food and water eachday. He plays fetch with Hook.1. How many pets does Joel have?//////////////////////2. How many cats does Joel have?//////////////////////3. How many dogs does Joel have?//////////////////////4. What are the names of Joel’ s cats?//////////////////////5. What is the name of Joel’ s dog?//////////////////////6. What does Joel give to his pets?//////////////////////1st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company27

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Larry the FrogLarry is a frog. Larry is green withbrown spots. He loves to play in thepond. Sometimes Larry catches flies. Helikes to eat flies for dinner. After Larrycatches flies, he hops around the pond.1. What is Larry?//////////////////////2. What color is Larry?//////////////////////3. Where does Larry love to play?//////////////////////4. What does Larry catch?//////////////////////5. What does Larry like to eat for dinner?//////////////////////6. What does Larry do after he catches flies?//////////////////////281st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Karen’s DollKaren’s favorite toy is her doll. The doll’ sname is Kathy. Kathy has blond hair andwears a pink dress. Karen was three yearsold when she got her doll. Kathy sleepson Karen’s bed when Karen is at school.1. What is Karen’s favorite toy?//////////////////////2. What is the name of Karen’ s doll?//////////////////////3. What color is Kathy’s hair?//////////////////////4. What color is Kathy’s dress?//////////////////////5. What does Kathy do when Karen is at school?//////////////////////6. Is Kathy a real person?//////////////////////291st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Chris Likes ScienceMy name is Chris. I like to read. I likestories about stars and planets the best.The book I am reading now is about thesun. The book has many pictures. It has apicture of the sun on the cover. We willstudy the sun in science class next year .1. What is my name?//////////////////////2. What kind of books do I like?//////////////////////3. What am I reading about now?//////////////////////4. What does the book I am reading have a lot of?//////////////////////5. What is on the cover of this book?//////////////////////6. What will I study next year at school?//////////////////////301st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.My Friend TicklesI have a friend named Tickles. Tickles isvery small. He has gray fur. Tickles hastwo round ears and a black nose. T ickleshas a long tail. Tickles’ favorite food ischeese. Tickles is afraid of cats. Do youknow what kind of animal Tickles is?1. What is my friend’s name?//////////////////////2. Is Tickles small or large?//////////////////////3. What color is Tickles’ fur?//////////////////////4. What food does Tickles like the best?//////////////////////5. What is Tickles afraid of?//////////////////////6. What kind of animal is T ickles?//////////////////////311st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.The Apple PieMother and I baked a pie. W e baked anapple pie. I do not like blueberry pie. First,we made the pie crust. Then we put thefilling in the crust. Next, we baked the piefor 30 minutes. After dinner, we ate the piefor dessert.1. Who baked a pie?//////////////////////2. What kind of pie did we bake?//////////////////////3. What kind of pie do I not like?//////////////////////4. What did Mother and I do first?//////////////////////5. How long did we bake the pie?//////////////////////6. Who ate the pie?//////////////////////321st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Jeremy the SquirrelThere is a squirrel that lives in mybackyard. The squirrel is brown. He hasblack stripes on his tail. Sometimes Iwatch him gather nuts. Sometimes thesquirrel climbs trees. I will name thesquirrel Jeremy.1. Where does the squirrel live?//////////////////////2. What color is the squirrel?//////////////////////3. What is on the squirrel’s tail?//////////////////////4. What does the squirrel gather?//////////////////////5. What does the squirrel climb?//////////////////////6. What will I name the squirrel?//////////////////////331st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Rainy DayRoy likes to play in the rain. When it rains,he puts on his raincoat and boots. He goesoutside. Roy splashes in the puddles. Roymust think that he is a duck. SometimesMeyer plays in the rain with Roy.1. What does Roy like to play in?//////////////////////2. What does Roy put on when it rains?//////////////////////3. Where does Roy go?//////////////////////4. What does Roy splash in?//////////////////////5. What must Roy think he is?//////////////////////6. Who plays in the rain with Roy sometimes?//////////////////////351st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Rowe’s DogMy friend Rowe has a dog. I really likeRowe’s dog. His dog is brown. She wearsa red collar. Rowe and Bambi play withthe dog a lot. Rowe’s dog loves to chewon bones. I wish I had a dog like Rowe’ s.1. What does my friend Rowe have?//////////////////////2. Do I like Rowe’s dog?//////////////////////3. What color is Rowe’s dog?//////////////////////4. What color is the dog’s collar?//////////////////////5. What does Rowe’s dog chew on?//////////////////////6. What do I wish?//////////////////////361st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Baby ChickensA mother chicken sat on her nest. Shewas a big chicken with yellow feathers.She was sitting on some eggs. One daythe eggs cracked open. Then some littlechicks popped out of the eggs. Now thechicken had six chicks.1. Where did the mother chicken sit?//////////////////////2. What color were her feathers?//////////////////////3. What was the mother chicken sitting on?//////////////////////4. What happened to the eggs one day?//////////////////////5. What came out of the eggs?//////////////////////6. How many chicks were there?//////////////////////371st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Wally the WhaleWally is a big blue whale. Wally lives inthe ocean. He swims with his whalefriends. Sometimes Wally dives deep thenhe jumps high into the air. When he landsin the water, Wally makes a big splash.1. What kind of animal is W ally?//////////////////////2. What color is Wally?//////////////////////3. Where does Wally live?//////////////////////4. Who does Wally swim with?//////////////////////5. What does Wally do after he dives deep?//////////////////////6. What happens when Wally lands in the water?//////////////////////381st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Betsy the CowMy family lives on a farm. W e have a cownamed Betsy. Betsy is brown with whitespots. Betsy is a special cow. She can talk!Our other cows only say, “Moo.” Betsytells us what the other cows are saying.1. Where does our family live?//////////////////////2. What is the name of our cow?//////////////////////3. What color is Betsy?//////////////////////4. Why is Betsy a special cow?//////////////////////5. What do our other cows say?//////////////////////6. What does Betsy tell us?//////////////////////391st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Joe’s Day at the BeachDuring the summer, Joe plays at thebeach. He wears his blue swimsuit. Heswims in the waves. Joe builds castlesmade of sand. For lunch, Joe brings asandwich and some juice. Sometimes, Solplays at the beach with Joe.1. Where does Joe play during the summer?//////////////////////2. What does Joe like to wear?//////////////////////3. What does Joe swim in?//////////////////////4. What does Joe build with sand?//////////////////////5. What does Joe bring for lunch?//////////////////////6. Who plays with Joe sometimes?//////////////////////401st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Name___________________________Skill: Reading comprehensionRead the story then answer the questions.Sally the BakerSally loves to make cakes. Her mother helpsher bake the cakes. Sally likes to make chocolatecakes the best. She mixes the batter . Hermother puts the cake in the oven. When thecake is done, Sally lets the cake cool. Sallyloves to bake for her family.1. What does Sally love to bake?//////////////////////2. Who helps Sally?//////////////////////3. What kind of cake does Sally like to make the best?//////////////////////4. What does Sally’s mother do after the batter is mixed?//////////////////////5. What does Sally do when the cake is done?//////////////////////6. Who does Sally like to bake for?//////////////////////411st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

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Answer Keyshirtschoolcandypencilbedcarcakedoortelevisiondogbookstoveglassballglassesmonkeyhatswing setPage 15 Page 16 Page 17catspaceridenamestarsyellowyarnwentsitssleepshomegoodcutemoonclassPage 18 Page 19 Page 20441st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Answer KeyMy mother gave me some seeds.I planted the seeds.I watered the seeds.Some flowers began to grow.I will put on my swimsuit.I will jump in the water.Grandma will fix lunch for me.Mom will swim with me.We woke up early.We ate breakfast.Dad bought some bait.Mom cooked our fish.Page 21 Page 22 Page 23A new bikeMy UncleI would like to be a king.It is red.It is yellow with blue stripes.FurAn orange flagStars are on the wings.A gold crownShe rides her bike after school.My Uncle and meFunvilleShe goes to Allison’s house.Yellow BirdI would have a parade.She goes home.It flys high.YesPage 24 Page 25 Page 26451st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Answer KeyThreeA frogHer dollTwoLarry is green with brown spots.KathyOneIn the pondBlondFifi and FoofooFliesPinkHookFliesShe sleeps on Kathy’s bed.Fresh food and waterHe hops around the pond.NoPage 27 Page 28 Page 29ChrisTicklesMother and IBooks about stars and planetsSmallAppleThe sunGrayBlueberry piePicturesCheeseWe made the pie crust.The sunCatsThirty minutesScienceA mouseMom and IPage 30 Page 31 Page 32461st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company

Answer KeyCakesHer motherChocolateShe puts the cake in the oven.She lets the cake cool.Her familyPage 41On a farmBetsyBrown with white spotsShe can talk.MooWhat the other cows are sayingPage 39At the beachHis blue swimsuitThe wavesCastlesA sandwich and some juiceSolPage 40481st Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company