Bats Under the Bridge — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 1st Grade reading comprehension comprehension exercise.
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Part A: Find the facts
Look back at the text to find each answer.
Answer: Under a big bridge in Austin, Texas.
- Aeat
- Bsleep
- Cswim
Answer: sleep
The text says “In the day, the bats sleep.”
- Ain the morning
- Bat lunch time
- Cwhen the sun goes down
Answer: when the sun goes down
The text says “When the sun goes down, the bats wake up.”
Answer: Insects, like moths.
Part B: Think about it
Use clues in the text to help you.
Answer: True
The text says “They hang upside down.”
Answer: False
There are so many bats that they look like a dark cloud.
Answer: So they do not scare the bats, and so they can watch them fly out.
Part C: Words in the text
- Alook for food to catch
- Bgo to sleep
- Csing a song
Answer: look for food to catch
The next sentence says they eat insects, so they are looking for food.
- Aonly two bats
- Ba lot of bats
- Cno bats
Answer: a lot of bats
“There are so many bats” that they fill the sky like a cloud.
Part D: Your turn
Model answer: Bats sleep in the day and fly out when the sun goes down.
Success criteria:
- Writes one correct fact from the text
- Writes a sentence with a capital letter and a period
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.