Free 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Download these FREE 1st-grade reading comprehension worksheets and use them in class today! These PDF worksheets are designed for readers at a grade 1 level and include fun, leveled stories with colorful images that 1st-grade students will enjoy.

Worksheet 1

Title: My New Puppy

This first worksheet is a fun short story suitable for grade 1 students. Students should read the passage and then answer the four reading comprehension questions about the story.

Worksheet 2

Title: The Big Tree

This next worksheet is another short story for 1st-grade students. This time, students will read a short description of a big, colorful tree in the yard and then must answer 4 reading comprehension questions about the passage.

Worksheet 3

Title: Jenny Gets Ready For School

This next worksheet includes a passage about a girl’s daily routine as she prepares for school. It is designed to help students comprehend the order of events in the story and to understand the concept of beginning, middle, and end.

Worksheet 4

Title: Whiskers

To help first-grade students with detail retention and critical thinking, this next worksheet asked students to read the passage and answer four true or false questions.

Worksheet 5

Title: Charlie The Hungry Caterpillar

Inspired by the classic children’s story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ this next reading comprehension worksheet asks students to read a short story about a hungry caterpillar and then answer the questions about the passage.

More Worksheets

I hope you and your students enjoy these 1st-grade reading comprehension worksheets. Before you go, check out all our Grade 1 Worksheets and our many reading comprehension worksheets on a variety of topics. As always, these are FREE to use in your lessons.