1st Grade Reading › Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts
Bella’s Birthday Surprise
Bella jumped out of bed as soon as the sun came up. “Today is my birthday!” she shouted.
Bella flew down the stairs. But where is everyone? She thought when she got downstairs. She looked and looked. “Where are my friends? Where are my presents? Where is my cake? Oh dear! Everyone forgot my birthday!”
“SURPRISE!” Bella heard. She jumped and turned around.
“There are my friends! There are my presents! There is my cake!” she said.
“We didn’t forget your birthday,” said Neil!
“Thank you, thank you,” cried Bella. And they all ate cake.
Who is telling the story?
An unknown narrator
Bella
Niel
The friends
The narrator is the person telling the story. The story is being told by a narrator that is not in the story.
First Day Jitters
I woke up feeling sick. I had knots in my stomach. When my mom came into my room to hurry me up I told her I was sick but she said I just had first day jitters. I threw the covers back over my head.
I finally decided to get up. I brushed my teeth, put on my new dress and walked downstairs. I told my mom over and over again at breakfast that I was sick, but she told me it was just first day jitters. “You will have a great day!” she said.
“Grab your backpack and hurry to the bus stop before you miss your bus,” mom yelled.
I sulked out the door and made it on the bus just before the doors closed. I would have been okay if I had missed my bus.
After 20 minutes we pulled up and I followed the other kids into the building. I was definitely sick, I could feel my stomach in my throat.
I read the banner above the door: WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!
“Good morning! My name is Mrs. Sweeterman! I am so glad you are here!” said the woman at the door. “Go find your cubby with your name and meet your new classmates.”
Mrs. Sweeterman seemed nice. My stomach was starting to feel a little better. I walked in and looked for the cubby with my name: ADLEY. There was another girl unpacking in the cubby next to mine. I looked at the name on her cubby: ALISON. Then I saw that Alison had the same backpack that I had. She looked up and smiled. “Hi!” she said. “My name is Alison but you can call me Ali. What’s your name?”
Maybe my mom was right. Maybe I wasn’t sick. My stomach felt much better. Maybe it was just jitters. Maybe I would like Kindergarten after all.
Who said “Good morning! I am so glad you are here!”?
Mrs. Sweeterman
The narrator
Adley
Alison
Mrs. Sweeterman is the teacher. When Adley gets to the door the banner says “WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN” and the woman standing at the door says “Good morning. My Name is Mrs. Sweeterman. I am so glad you are here!”
First Day Jitters
I woke up feeling sick. I had knots in my stomach. When my mom came into my room to hurry me up I told her I was sick but she said I just had first day jitters. I threw the covers back over my head.
I finally decided to get up. I brushed my teeth, put on my new dress and walked downstairs. I told my mom over and over again at breakfast that I was sick, but she told me it was just first day jitters. “You will have a great day!” she said.
“Grab your backpack and hurry to the bus stop before you miss your bus,” mom yelled.
I sulked out the door and made it on the bus just before the doors closed. I would have been okay if I had missed my bus.
After 20 minutes we pulled up and I followed the other kids into the building. I was definitely sick, I could feel my stomach in my throat.
I read the banner above the door: WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!
“Good morning! My name is Mrs. Sweeterman! I am so glad you are here!” said the woman at the door. “Go find your cubby with your name and meet your new classmates.”
Mrs. Sweeterman seemed nice. My stomach was starting to feel a little better. I walked in and looked for the cubby with my name: ADLEY. There was another girl unpacking in the cubby next to mine. I looked at the name on her cubby: ALISON. Then I saw that Alison had the same backpack that I had. She looked up and smiled. “Hi!” she said. “My name is Alison but you can call me Ali. What’s your name?”
Maybe my mom was right. Maybe I wasn’t sick. My stomach felt much better. Maybe it was just jitters. Maybe I would like Kindergarten after all.
Who is telling the story?
Alison
Adley
Adley's mom
Mrs. Sweeterman
The narrator is the person telling the story. The story is being told by a girl on her first day of Kindergarten. We know the girl’s name is Adley because when she finds her cubby the name on the cubby says “ADLEY.”
First Day Jitters
I woke up feeling sick. I had knots in my stomach. When my mom came into my room to hurry me up I told her I was sick but she said I just had first day jitters. I threw the covers back over my head.
I finally decided to get up. I brushed my teeth, put on my new dress and walked downstairs. I told my mom over and over again at breakfast that I was sick, but she told me it was just first day jitters. “You will have a great day!” she said.
“Grab your backpack and hurry to the bus stop before you miss your bus,” mom yelled.
I sulked out the door and made it on the bus just before the doors closed. I would have been okay if I had missed my bus.
After 20 minutes we pulled up and I followed the other kids into the building. I was definitely sick, I could feel my stomach in my throat.
I read the banner above the door: WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!
“Good morning! My name is Mrs. Sweeterman! I am so glad you are here!” said the woman at the door. “Go find your cubby with your name and meet your new classmates.”
Mrs. Sweeterman seemed nice. My stomach was starting to feel a little better. I walked in and looked for the cubby with my name: ADLEY. There was another girl unpacking in the cubby next to mine. I looked at the name on her cubby: ALISON. Then I saw that Alison had the same backpack that I had. She looked up and smiled. “Hi!” she said. “My name is Alison but you can call me Ali. What’s your name?”
Maybe my mom was right. Maybe I wasn’t sick. My stomach felt much better. Maybe it was just jitters. Maybe I would like Kindergarten after all.
Who says “you will have a great day!” to the narrator?
Alison
Adley
Adley's mom
Mrs. Sweeterman
The narrator is Adley. Adley’s mom tells her that she will have a great day. Adley is nervous to go to her first day of Kindergarten and thinks she is sick. Her mom tells her it is jitters, which are nerves, and that she will have a good day.
Good Job Jack!
Every morning when I wake up I run into my brother Sam’s bedroom, jump on top of him, and wake him up with wet kisses. “Good morning Jack!” he says to me. Sam is the best brother!
We eat breakfast and then Sam heads to school. I miss Sam when he is gone. Sometimes I even cry when mom and Sam leave in the morning.
While Sam is working hard at school I am busy at home. First, I play with my toys. My favorite game is to take all my toys out of my toy basket and hide them throughout the house. I take some of my bones and hide them in the backyard for later. Sometimes the mailman comes by. I do not like the mailman and I growl at him to stay away from our house. After I play with my toys I am very tired and take a nap. Then I wait by the door for Sam to get home from school.
When Sam gets home I am so excited that I jump up and yell “hello!” Sam puts my leash on and we go outside for a walk around the block. Some days we go to the park and play fetch. I am very good at fetch, much better than Sam. When we get home I drink lots of water and Sam gives me a treat.
I love my brother Sam. I wonder if he will find the bones I hid.
Who is Sam?
A boy's dog
A dog's owner
A teacher
An unknown narrator
Sam is the narrator/dog’s owner. In the passage the narrator, the dog, calls Sam his brother. Sam takes the narrator on walks, goes to school, gives the narrator treats and plays fetch with the narrator. We know Sam is a human because he goes to school.
Complete the sentence with the correct verb form.
They _________ the rope together.
jump
jumps
This sentence is talking about more than one person. "They" means more than one person. When a sentence talks about more than one person, an "s" is not added to the end of the verb.
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday, Kate __________ home from school.
walked
walking
walk
walks
This sentence is past tense because it starts by saying "yesterday". Given the choices, we are looking for the past tense form of "walk". When we make a verb past tense, we add "ed" to the end of the word. This means that "walked" is the correct answer.
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday, Kate __________ home from school.
walked
walking
walk
walks
This sentence is past tense because it starts by saying "yesterday". Given the choices, we are looking for the past tense form of "walk". When we make a verb past tense, we add "ed" to the end of the word. This means that "walked" is the correct answer.
Select the word that should always be capitalized.
december
happy
cat
jump
Of our answer choices, "December" should be capitalized because it's a month and months are always capitalized. "Happy", "cat", and "jump" would only need to be capitalized if they were at the beginning of a sentence.
Which pronoun can replace the underlined noun in the sentence?
Rebecca has a spelling test today.
She
They
He
It
In this sentence, the subject/noun that is being replaced is Rebecca. It can be assumed that Rebecca is a female name, so the most appropriate pronoun to replace it is "she." "They" refers to a group of people, "he" is used for males, and "it" would refer to something previously mentioned or easily identified, so in this instance, "she" is the best fit.