READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEET

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 10 below. Choose no more than five words and / or a number
from the article for each answer. For each question, write your answer in the space provided.

3, Bennett Road,
BL7 4PJ

Dear grandparents,
Thank you very much for your birthday present. I love my new trainers. I am wearing them right now!
They fit me perfectly. I am going to have my birthday party tomorrow because it’s Saturday. First, ten of
my friends are coming to my house in the afternoon. Then, we are going to the bowling alley in the town
centre. My brother isn’t going to come because he hates bowling. I think that’s because he isn’t very good
at it. I’ll invite him to join us later though. We’re going to eat at my favourite burger stall. In the evening,
we’ll probably watch a film at home. Mum and dad bought me some great new DVDs for my birthday, so
I’d like to watch one of them.
I’ll see you next month. Thanks again for the present.

Love,
Paul

Questions 1 - 8

1. The birthday present given to Paul is ______________________________.

2. Paul is very happy because the trainers ______________________________.
3. Paul is organising his birthday party tomorrow _________________________________.
4. The people who Paul invited are _________________________________.
5. The first place Paul and his friends are going to is the ____________________________.
6. Paul’s brother dislikes bowling because he ___________________________.
7. They are going to eat at _______________________.
8. In the evening, they are going to watch a film since Paul’s parents bought some
________________________.

Questions 9 – 10
Complete the table below with a word from the text. For each question, write your answer in the space
provided.

MEANING WORD
9. shoes
10. gift
GAPPED TEXT WORKSHEET
You are going to read a summary about butterflies. Six sentences have been removed from the text.
Choose from the sentences (A-H) to fit each gap (1-6). There are two extra sentences which you do not
need to use. For each question write the alphabet (A-H) in the box. 

Butterflies start life as tiny eggs laid on top of leaves. (1) ______________. When the egg hatches,
(2) __________. (3)_________. As they grow, they shed their skin, or exoskeleton. (4) __________. This
is called the pupa stage. (5) ___________. At first, its wings are folded and wet, (6) _____________.

Text adapted from Education.com Make a Summary: Butterflies.

A but in a few hours they are dry and are ready to fly.
B When the caterpillar is done forming inside the pupa, a butterfly will come out.
C When the caterpillar has grown to its full size, it makes a chrysalis.
D The butterfly lays eggs on leaves they like to eat.
E They grow by eating.
F out comes the larva, or caterpillar. 
G out comes small butterflies
H They sleep and sleep.

You are going to read a summary about apples. Six sentences have been removed from the text. Choose
from the sentences (A-H) to fit each gap (1-6). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to
use. For each question write the alphabet (A-H) in the box. 

APPLES

Do you like apples? Apples can be red, yellow, or green. (1) ____________.They are fruits. You can
make apples into treats. (2) _________.They finish growing in the fall. (3) _________.When you pick an
apple, you twist it and then pull it off the tree. (4) _________.The outside is the skin. (5)
___________.There are seeds inside of the apple. The stem is on top. (6) __________.

Adapted from :https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/reading-comprehension/1st-grade-1-reading-

apples.pdf

A
Then you can pick them to eat. 
B
There are five parts of an apple. 
C
The inside is the flesh. 
D
Apples only has one colour
E
Some apples have leaves by the stem.
F Apples grow on trees.
G
Apples grow underground
H
Each colour tastes different.