Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 1 reading comprehension comprehension exercise.
Year 1 · English · Reading Comprehension
Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Milo's Hat
Read the story. You can read it with a grown-up or by yourself.
Milo went to the beach with his mum and his dog, Pip. It was a windy day. Milo wore his big yellow hat.
The wind blew and blew. Whoosh! Milo's hat flew off his head. It rolled along the sand.
'My hat!' said Milo. He ran after it. Pip ran too. Pip was fast.
The hat stopped by a rock pool. A crab was sitting on it!
Pip barked. The crab ran under a rock. Milo picked up his hat and shook off the sand.
'Thank you, Pip,' said Milo. He put the hat back on and held it tight all the way home.
Part A — What happened?
Look back at the story to find each answer.
Answer: His mum and his dog, Pip.
- Ared
- Bblue
- Cyellow
- Dgreen
Answer: yellow
The story says 'his big yellow hat'.
- Arainy
- Bwindy
- Csnowy
- Dfoggy
Answer: windy
The story says 'It was a windy day.'
Answer: By a rock pool.
Answer: A crab.
Part B — Think about it
These answers are not written in the story. Use clues to work them out.
Answer: So the wind could not blow it off again.
Answer: He felt worried or upset. He shouted 'My hat!' and ran after it.
Answer: Pip barked and scared it.
Part C — Words in the story
- Athe sound of the wind
- Bthe colour of the sand
- Cthe taste of the sea
- Dthe name of the dog
Answer: the sound of the wind
'Whoosh' is a sound word for wind rushing past.
- Aput more sand on the hat
- Bmoved the hat so the sand fell off
- Cthrew the hat away
- Dburied the hat
Answer: moved the hat so the sand fell off
To shake something off means to move it so that the bits fall off.
Part D — Your turn
Model answer: Next time Milo wears a hat with a string under his chin. The wind blows but the hat stays on. Pip digs a hole instead.
Success criteria:
- One or two complete sentences
- Ideas link to the story (Milo, the beach, the hat or Pip)
- Capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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