Reading Information : First Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

This page contains all our printable worksheets in section Reading Information of First Grade English Language Arts. As you scroll down, you will see many worksheets for main idea/ reading for details, classifying/visualizing/sequencing, making predictions/drawing conclusions, compare & contrast/cause & effect, reading practice, ask and answer questions, riddles/clues, understand words or phrases, locate key information, text vs pictures, supporting text, and more.

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Ask and Answer Questions

Worksheet: First Grade

Comprehension : Rainbows


Read the passage about rainbows. Then answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Ask and Answer Questions


Worksheet: First Grade

All About Rhymes


Read a paragraph about the rhyming words and answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Ask and Answer Questions


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Comprehension : Owls


Read about the owls and answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Ask and Answer Questions


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How to Make a Sandwich


Read how to make a sandwich and answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Ask and Answer Questions


Worksheet: First Grade

Comprehension : Soccer


Read the story. Write the words from the story that complete each sentence.

Category:  Reading Information     Ask and Answer Questions


Main Idea/ Reading for Details

Worksheet: First Grade

Main Idea and Details


Circle the detail that supports the main idea.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


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Write the Main Idea


Write the main idea that best represents each set of pictures.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


Worksheet: First Grade

Main Idea and Details - A Day of Fun


Fill each box below with details about what you can do at each mentioned location.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


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Details and the Main Idea


Circle the details that represent the picture. Then draw a line under the sentence that explains the main idea.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


Worksheet: First Grade

Finding the Main Idea


Read the paragraph about 'Jeremy and His Pet Dog'. Find the main idea and answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


Worksheet: First Grade

Descriptive Paragraph


Read the descriptive paragraph. Then answer the related questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


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Finding the Main Idea


Read the paragraph to find the main idea. Answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


Worksheet: First Grade

Personal Story


Read the story. Circle the key words that tell the order in which things/events happen, then write the topic sentence.

Category:  Reading Information     Main Idea/ Reading for Details


Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions

Worksheet: First Grade

Making Predictions!


A prediction is what you think will happen. Look at the picture and read what is happening, then predict what will happen next.

Category:  Reading Information     Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions


Worksheet: First Grade

Making Predictions!


Students will take clues from the picture and the text provided to predict what will happen.

Category:  Reading Information     Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions


Worksheet: First Grade

Making Predictions!


Read text and take clues from the picture provided. Write what will happen next.

Category:  Reading Information     Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions


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Drawing Conclusions


Student will evaluate the provided details and make a judgment.

Category:  Reading Information     Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions


Worksheet: First Grade

Drawing Conclusions


In this worksheet, students will practice to draw conclusions from the text or the details provided.

Category:  Reading Information     Making Predictions/Drawing Conclusions


Understand Words or Phrases

Worksheet: First Grade

What are Clouds?


Read the informational text about clouds, then answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Worksheet: First Grade

Marsupials


Marsupials are a group of mammals that are known for carrying their young babies in a pouch.

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Worksheet: First Grade

Grocery Store Visit


Have you ever accompanied your mom or dad doing grocery shopping?

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Worksheet: First Grade

Finding Words


Read each sentence carefully. Cut and glue pictures to match. Then find and underline the words.

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Worksheet: First Grade

Talented Artist


Read the story about Frenzy Fish and Fred Fish. Then, underline the word “friend”, “his”, and “birthday wherever it appears in the story. 

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Worksheet: First Grade

Word Recognition


Read the story "Cooper Needs Bath". Circle and write the given list of words. Then find and color the things that are yellow.

Category:  Reading Information     Understand Words or Phrases


Locate Key Information

Worksheet: First Grade

Busy Bees Reference


Which chapter should Buzzy read to answer each question? Use the table of contents for your help.

Category:  Reading Information     Locate Key Information


Worksheet: First Grade

The Groundhog Day Facts


Use the table of contents to answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Locate Key Information


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Glossaries


Read the glossary from a book about butterflies, then answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Locate Key Information


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Index


An index is found at the back of the book. It lists the words from the book and the pages where you can find those words.

Category:  Reading Information     Locate Key Information


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Text Features


Match the words to their correct meanings by writing the matching number in the correct blank.

Category:  Reading Information     Locate Key Information


Text vs Pictures

Worksheet: First Grade

Compare and Contrast


Compare and contrast between monkeys and apes.

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


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Fire Ants


Read the short paragraph about Fire ants and look at the related picture. Then answer the questions by identifying if the information is provided by an author (text), or an illustrator (picture).

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


Worksheet: First Grade

Picture or Words?


Read the short paragraphs and look at the related pictures. Then answer the questions by identifying whether the information is provided by an author (words), or an illustrator (pictures).

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


Worksheet: First Grade

Text or Picture?


Read the short paragraph about cheetahs and look at the related picture. Then answer the questions by identifying if the information is provided by an author (text), or an illustrator (picture).

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


Worksheet: First Grade

Queen Bee’s Birthday


It's Queen Bee's birthday! Are you invited?

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


Worksheet: First Grade

Trick or Treat!


Circle the correct answers, then write them on the lines provided.

Category:  Reading Information     Text vs Pictures


Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing

Worksheet: First Grade

Classifying: Objects


Classify each object in the correct category.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing



Classify and write each word in the correct category.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing


Worksheet: First Grade

Classifying: What doesn't belong?


Circle two things that do not belong in the picture. Write why they don't belong.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing


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Visualize and Illustrate


Read the short story, then visualize and illustrate the events.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing


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Sequencing: Bathing a Pup


Read the sentences. Write a number in each box to show the correct order of the events.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing



Read the sentences. Write a number in each box to show the correct order of the events.

Category:  Reading Information     Classifying/Visualizing/Sequencing


Supporting Text

Worksheet: First Grade

Fantastic Frogs


Did you know that frogs are capable of seeing nearly in all directions? No wonder they have big and bulgy eyes!

Category:  Reading Information     Supporting Text


Worksheet: First Grade

Energetic Elephants


Everything about elephants is big and amazing.

Category:  Reading Information     Supporting Text


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Super Sun


Without the sun, we would have no plants to eat, no energy to live, no trees to give us oxygen.

Category:  Reading Information     Supporting Text


Worksheet: First Grade

Roly Polies


Roly polies are often confused with being insects, but you will be amazed to learn that they are not bugs.

Category:  Reading Information     Supporting Text


Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect

Worksheet: First Grade

Friendly Pets


Compare and contrast the facts about a dog and a cat.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Fruit Mania


Compare and contrast the facts about an apple and a banana.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


Worksheet: First Grade

In the Jungle


Compare and contrast the facts about a tiger and an elephant. Write how they are alike and how they are different.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


Worksheet: First Grade

Matching Time


Match the cause (what happens) to the correct effect (why it happened).

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


Worksheet: First Grade

Cause and Effect


Write the cause (what happens) and the effect (why it happened) for each sentence.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Cause and Effect


Write a sentence to show the relationship between the cause and effect.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Comparing Two Texts


Read and compare two different texts on butterflies.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Dolphins


Read two different texts about dolphins. Then, compare the similarities and differences between two texts.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Foxes


Read and compare two different texts on the same topic.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Grizzly Bears


Practice reading and comparing two different texts on the same topic.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


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Juicy Strawberries


Read two different texts on the same topic. Then, compare the similarities and the differences.

Category:  Reading Information     Compare & Contrast/Cause & Effect


Riddles/Clues

Worksheet: First Grade

Riddles


Read each riddle about an animal. Identify the animal it describes, then match the riddle with the correct animal picture.

Category:  Reading Information     Riddles/Clues


Worksheet: First Grade

Riddles


Read the riddles. Identify the thing it describes. Then draw a line to match each riddle with the correct picture.

Category:  Reading Information     Riddles/Clues


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Get the clues!


Use the picture clues to complete each sentence.

Category:  Reading Information     Riddles/Clues


Worksheet: First Grade

Get the clues!


Use the picture clues. Draw a line to match each picture with its correct description.

Category:  Reading Information     Riddles/Clues


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Get the clues!


Read each sentence. Cut and glue the picture in the box next to the sentence that describes the picture.

Category:  Reading Information     Riddles/Clues


Reading Practice

Worksheet: First Grade

Comprehension : Snowman


Read the story about snowman, then answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

The Lion and the Mouse


Read the classic fable. Then unscramble the words from the story and write true or false for each sentence.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


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The Ant and the Grasshopper


Read the classic fable and answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

Cassie Recycles


Cassie helps her mom sort recyclable things and put them in the green can. Do you recycle?

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

Comprehension


Read the text about Valentine's Day. Then answer the questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

Did You Wash Your Hands?


Read the text about the importance of washing your hands. Then answer the related questions.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

Living Things


How do you know if something is alive or living? If it needs air, water, and food to survive, it is a living thing.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice


Worksheet: First Grade

The Statue of Liberty


Read the interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty, then answer the questions based on the text.

Category:  Reading Information     Reading Practice