More Free Reading Comprehension 1 Worksheets

These worksheets are printable and will help improve the reading comprehension of children in Pre-school to Grade 6.

Main Idea, Supporting Details, Conclusion

The Circus – A simple story written in the first person about an experience at a circus. It is followed by questions. Grades 2-3

Main Idea 1 – Kids practice identifying the main idea for some pictures. Grades 1-2

Main Idea 2 – Kids practice identifying the main idea in short simple passages. Grades 2-3

Main Idea 3 – The sentences within each question form a paragraph. Kids read the sentences and identify the main idea sentence. Grades 2-3

Perserverance – Fictional Passage for kids to identify the main idea and supporting details. Also contains list of words to know. Grades 4-6

Main Idea and Supporting Details 1 – Kids learn how details support main idea. Grades1-3

The Kingbird – Short passage followed by questions identifying main idea and supporting details. Grade 4



The Fawn – Read each passage and answer question according to the clues presented. Grades 2-3

Drawing Conclusion 1 – Draw conclusions from illustrations or pictures alongside text. Grade 4

Don’t Worry Be Happy (Poem) – Poem to read and analyse to determine main idea, details, and draw conclusion. Grades 3-5

Drawing Conclusion 2. A simple fiction passage to anlyse and answer questions on main idea, details, and conclusion. Grade 5-6

Town Mouse and Country Mouse – Reading passage to analyze to identify main idea, details, and conclusion. Grades 4-5


I will think of it – A passage to analyze and identify the main idea, details, and conclusion. Grades 5-6

Analyzing Character

Smiles – Students analyze character and learn about the challenges the physically disabled lives with.

The Monkey – This is an amusing passage about a monkey. Questions follow the passage. Grades 4-5

Dr. Goldsmith – This is an interesting passage about a doctor. Questions follow the passage. Grades 5-6

Naughty Jacko – Read passage about a naughty monkey and analyze his character. Grades 5-6

Mercury and the Woodman – An interesting short story with questions on characters. Grades 3-5

The Crow and the Pitcher – An aesop fable for children to read. Questions follow. Grades 3-5

Story Element and Sequencing

The Shoemaker and the Elves – A Fictional story to analyze the story element and sequencing. Grades 5-6

Sequence 2 – Place the instructions for cleaning your teeth in the correct order. Grades 1-3

Sequencing 3 – Place the following instructions about making recycle paper in correct order. Grades 1-3

New Kid in School – A short passage and question on sequencing of time. Grades 2-3

Making Inferences and Predicting Outcomes

The Family Garden – A fictional story with questions on inferencing. Grades 4-5


The Broken Window – Short reading passage with questions. Grades 3-5

Making Predictions 1 – Read the following statements and determine what will happen next. Grade 5


Frank and the Hourglass – Short story followed with questions. Grades 5-6

What will happen? – Cause and effect can be used to make predictions. What do you think will happen? Grades 2-5

Making Predictions 3 – Study the picture and select the best possible prediction(s) from the list below. Grade 2

Making Inferences 1 – Use the details from each sentence or story to make decisions about the characters. Grades 4-5

Making Inferences 1 – Read the sentences then answer the questions that follows. Grade 2

Old Fashion Girl – A reading passage and questions. Grade 5

At Work – Short reading passage and questions worksheet. Grades 4-6

Cause and Effect

Waste not, want not. In this story, there is a reason something happens. Match the cause and effect questions. Grades 4-5

School Rules – Match the picture that show what will happen if a student did not follow a “School Rule“. Grades 1-3

The Storm is Coming – Read the passage and answer questions.

The Alarm Clock – A short passage with questions. Grades 5-6

The Selfish Man – A dramatic skit with questions. Grades 5-6

Following Directions

Follow Directions 1 – Read each sentence carefully to complete this exercise. The child will need a scissors to complete this exercise. Grades 1-3

Follow Directions 2 – Read each sentence carefully to complete this exercise. Grades 2-3

Follow Directions 3 – Read and follow directions carefully. Grades 2-3

Following Direction 4 – Observe the picture below then complete the exercise below. Grade 4

Following Direction 5 -This exercise tests how well you are able to follow direction and infer meanings. Grades 3-5

Compare and Contrast

Two Mothers – Observe the picture below. Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Grades 3-5

The Echo – Read a short story and answer questions.

The Wind and the Sun (Fable) – Reading passage with questions . Grades 4-5

The clock and the Dial – Read about these two things and then complete an exercise. Grades 3-4

Courage and Cowardice – Read the passage then answer questions. Grades 5-6

Bees and Ants – Read the passage and complete a graphic organizer for compare and contrast. Grades 3-5

The Lion and the Mouse – Read the story and answer questions. Grades 3-5

Visualization Exercise. Read this excerpt from “The Adventurers of Tom Sawyer”. Then draw the character. Grades 5-6

Antarctica – Read the passage. Ask yourself some questions. Then answer the questions. Grades 3-5

Picture Analysis 1 – Pictures tell stories. Observe the picture and answer questions. Grades 2-4

Sorting and Classifying

Categorizing 1 – Identify the word that does not belong in a list of words. Grade 2

Categorizing 2 – Identify the words that does not belong. Grade 1

Categorizing 3 – Name the groups. Use the words in the word box. Grades 3-4

Categorizing 4 – Select a word with similar meanings. Grades 3-4

Categorizing 5 – Select a word from the list with similar meaning. Grades 3-5

Classify 1 – Group the pictures of food into classes. Grade 2-4

Classifying 2 – Classify words of things. Grade 4-6

Name the group – Observe pictures and select the type of group it belongs to. Grades 2-3

Which does not belong – In each group of pictures, their is something that does not belong. Grade 2-5

Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion 1 – Determine if a statement is a Fact or Opinion. Grade 2

Why the sea is salt 1 – Read the story and determine the facts and opinions. Grades 2-4

Fact and opinion 2 – Read the passage below then answer the following questions. Grades 3-4

Real and Fantasy 1 – Determine whether the following incidents are real or fantasy. Grades 3-6

Why the sea is salt 2 -Read the story and determine the facts and opinions. Grades 3-5

A strange story – Read the story and answer some questions.

Who ate the cookie – Read the story and answer the following questions. Grades 4-5

Context Clues

Bees – Read and answer the questions for the passage.

Context Clue 1 – Read the passage. There are certain words in a sentence that can tell you exactly what a word or phrase means. Grades 5-6

Context Clue 2 – Circle the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the word in bold. Grades 5-6

Context clue 3 -Determine the meaning of a word by watching out for an inference, a definition of the word, given examples, an antonym or a synonym of the given word. Grade 5

Context clue 4 – Match the sentence and the picture. Grades 2-4

Context clue 5 – There are hints found in a sentence that gives the reader understanding. Match the opposite
sentences to complete the idea. Grades 4-5

Context clue 6 – Use the clues in each picture to select a word. Grades 2-4

The frogs desiring a king – Read a short story and answer questions. Grades 3-5

The Secret Garden – Read the story and answer questions. Grade 6

The Astronomer – Read the passage then answer questions. Grades 3-4

The girl who trod on the loaf – Read the skit and answer the questions. Grades 4-5

How the camel got his hump – Read the story and answer questions. Grades 3-5

What the leaf said – read the passage and answer the question. Grade 5

Poem comprehension – Read the poem and answer questions. Grades 4-5

Poem comprehension – Read the poem and answer questions. Grades 3-5

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