Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 1st Grade reading comprehension comprehension exercise.
Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Part A: What happened?
Look back at the story to find each answer.
Answer: His mom 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 color 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 period 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.