1st Grade Reading Comprehension - Short Passages
Here you'll find printable reading comprehension worksheets with passages written at a first grade level. Each passage includes several comprehension questions that you can use to assess student performance.
Apples can be a tasty and healthy snack! Have your students read this short passage to learn some basic facts about them. Then they can answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.
1st Grade
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Who doesn't love a trip to the playground? This short article tells about a few things you can do at the playground. Have your students read it and answer the questions.
1st Grade
Let's go to the vet! Read this short article to learn more about vets. Answer three comprehension questions after reading.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Print out this worksheet for your students to read a short passage and answer questions about it. The article is about autumn and the season's leaves.
1st Grade
This short passage tells about things in the sky during daytime and nighttime.
1st Grade
Read about the ocean and some of the plants and animals that live there in this short reading comprehension passage. Then answer the questions that follow.
1st Grade
Read this short article about snow written at a first grade level. Then answer three reading comprehension questions, including filling in a chart.
1st Grade
Read this short passage about strawberries and then answer the four questions that follow. Questions include a multiple choice, two short answers, and labeling a picture.
1st Grade
This short reading comp passage offers key facts about one of the world's most important resources--water! Written specially at a first grade level, it includes several questions, including filling in a chart.
1st Grade
This short article teaches students about the importance of dental health. After the article there are three reading comprehension questions.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
What do elephants use their trunks for? It turns out, quite a few things! Read about them in this short passage and then answer 4 questions.
1st Grade
This short passage explains a few key differences between frogs and toads, plus a couple similarities.
1st Grade
Students will learn some basic facts about giraffes, such as what they eat, where they live, and what they look like. Then they'll fill in a chart and answer questions about what they read.
1st Grade
Brrr! It's cold where the polar bears are. Read this short passage to learn how they stay warm, along with some other information about these cool creatures.
1st Grade
This short passage explains the basic traits of a sloth. The worksheet features 5 questions, including fill-in-the-blanks, short answer, and multiple choice questions.
1st Grade
Longer Passages
Here you will find longer, full-length reading comprehension passages for your first grade pupils.
