3 free reading comprehension resources for Year 1: 3 worksheets. Answers included.
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In Year 1, Year 1 students count, order and add numbers to 20 and beyond, start to use place value (tens and ones), tell o'clock and half-past time and recognise coins.
Students will practise: reading a short story for meaning; finding answers in the text; making simple inferences about feelings; working out word meanings from context; reading an information text for facts; locating details in a text; explaining simple reasons using clues; learning topic words.
A passage with questions.
A short, friendly story about a windy day at the beach, followed by questions that check what happened, why it happened and what some…
A simple information report about kangaroos with questions that help children find facts, think about why kangaroos behave the way they…
A short rhyming poem about a magpie that visits a backyard each morning. Children find details in the poem, think about why Mum says not…
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At Year 1, our resources focus on: reading a short story for meaning; finding answers in the text; making simple inferences about feelings; working out word meanings from context.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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