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Free Year 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheets

1 free reading comprehension resources for Year 1: 1 worksheets. Answers included.

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Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In Year 1, children build the foundations: recognising and writing numbers to 20, counting objects, simple adding and taking away, naming shapes, and in English, letter sounds, early sight words, tracing letters and listening to and retelling stories.

Students will practise: finding facts in a short text; reading simple sentences; deciding if a sentence is true or false; writing one fact.

Comprehension Exercises

A passage with questions.

  • Comprehension Exercise

    The Kiwi — Reading Comprehension

    A very short information text about the kiwi, New Zealand's national bird. Children read about how kiwi find food at night with the…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What do Year 1 students learn about reading comprehension?

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At Year 1, our resources focus on: finding facts in a short text; reading simple sentences; deciding if a sentence is true or false; writing one fact.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the passage aloud together first for younger students.
  2. Ask your child to point to the sentence that proves their answer.
  3. Use the extended response to practise writing in full sentences.

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