Comprehension Worksheet for Class 1
Reading tip (See it, then say it): Read the sentences slowly and picture them. Look at the question word: who (a person), what (a thing), where (a place), how many (a number). Go back and find the sentence that has the answer.
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1.This is a birthday party. Joseph has a big cake. His friends clap and sing.
In “His friends clap and sing”, who is “His”? (a) the cake (b) the friends (c) Joseph (d) the teacher -
2.Here is a beach. Two girls make a sand castle. The sea is blue.
What do the girls make? (a) a boat (b) a cake (c) a kite (d) a sand castle -
3.This is a birthday party. Joseph has a big cake. His friends clap and sing.
Whose party is it? (a) Imran’s (b) Joseph’s (c) Meena’s (d) Ravi’s -
4.This is a bus stop. Nisha waits with her mother. The bus is late.
Who waits with her mother? (a) the driver (b) Ravi (c) Nisha (d) the teacher -
5.This is a classroom. The teacher writes on the board. Ravi reads a book.
What does Ravi do? (a) plays ball (b) sings a song (c) writes on the board (d) reads a book -
6.This is a temple fair. There is a big wheel. Children eat pink candy floss.
What is big? (a) the wheel (b) the temple (c) the candy floss (d) the children -
7.Look at the road. A red car stops at the light. An old man crosses the road.
Which word is the opposite of “old”? (a) red (b) tall (c) slow (d) young -
8.This is a bedroom. A baby sleeps in the cot. A cat sleeps on the mat.
Where does the cat sleep? (a) on the bed (b) in a box (c) on the mat (d) in the cot -
9.This is a kitchen. Amma is making rotis. A pot of dal is on the stove.
What is Amma making? (a) tea (b) laddoos (c) rice (d) rotis -
10.This is a shop. It has toys and sweets. Ayesha picks a red doll.
In “It has toys and sweets”, what is “It”? (a) Ayesha (b) the doll (c) the shop (d) the sweet -
11.This is a playground. Gurpreet kicks a ball. The ball goes into the net.
What does Gurpreet kick? (a) a ball (b) a stone (c) a bag (d) a box -
12.This is a bus stop. Nisha waits with her mother. The bus is late.
What is late? (a) the bus (b) Nisha (c) the car (d) the train
Answer key
- Joseph
- a sand castle
- Joseph’s
- Nisha
- reads a book
- the wheel
- young
- on the mat
- rotis
- the shop
- a ball
- the bus
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