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Read the short story. Then answer each question.

A Visit to the Water Park

There is a new water park in town. We go
there on the first day of summer.

It has pools and water slides. There are

sprinklers too. The slides are scary at first.
After the first ride, we love the water
slides.

The sprinklers are cool on hot days. One of the pools makes its own
waves. All the kids try to surf the waves. It is really fun.

The water park can be very crowded. There are many kids and adults,
but they do not allow pets.

We really like the ice cream at the snack bar. They also sell pop and
donuts.

We all love the new water park.

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1. What is new in town?

2. What is scary at first?

3. What is cool on a hot day?

4. What do they love at the snack bar?

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The New Bicycle

Emma has a new bicycle. It is bright pink and shiny.

It was a gift from her uncle. He hid it behind a bush to

surprise her.

When Emma looked behind the bush and saw the bicycle, she
jumped for joy. It was just what she wanted. She gave her uncle
a big hug.

She loves her new bicycle, and she loves her uncle.
Questions:

1. What color is the bicycle?

2. Who was it a gift from?

3. Where was it hidden?

4. What did Emma do when she saw the bicycle?

Read the poem. Then answer each question.

Time for Everything

There’s a time to run and a time to walk.

There’s a time for silence and a time for talk.

There’s a time for work and a time for play.

There’s a time for sleep at the end of the day.

There’s a time for everything

you do,

For children and for grown-ups

too.

A time to stand up and a

time to sit, but see that the

time and actions fit.
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1. Which word is the opposite of “a time for

talk?”
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2. When is it time for sleep?

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3. Who has a time for everything they do?

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4. What should time and actions do together?

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One of Aesop’s Fables

An old cat wanted to catch all the mice in the barn.

One day, the mice met to talk about the great harm
that cat was doing to them.

Each mouse tried to think of a plan by which to keep

out of the cat’s way.

“Do as I say,” said an old

gray mouse that was
thought to be very wise.

“Do as I say. Hang a bell

on the cat's neck. Then,
when we hear it ring, we
will know that she is
coming and can scamper
out of her way.”
“Good! good!” said all the other mice as one ran to
get the bell. “Now which of you will hang this bell on
the cat's neck?” said the old gray mouse.

“Not I! Not I!” said all the mice together. And they
scampered away to their holes.
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1- What did the old cat want to do to the mice?

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2- Where do the mice live?

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3- What was the old gray mouse’s plan to stop

the cat?
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4- Who wants to hang the bell?

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Susy Brown

Susy Brown is a good girl.

Some of her friends were going to the woods to pick

berries, and Susy wanted to go with them. However,
when Susy came home from school, she found her
mother tired and worn out from her work.

Susy took the baby and said she would stay at home
and let her mother rest.

When the girls came home

with their berries, they all
gave Susy some.
Everybody loves Susy.
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1- Is Susy Brown a good girl or a bad girl?

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2- What are her friends doing?

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3- Why does Susy help her mother?

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4- How were the friends nice to Susy?

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O John!

O John! The sun has just set. It is not hot now.

Let us run and jump. I think it is fun to run and skip and
jump.

See the duck on the pond! Her nest is up on the bank

under the rock.

We must not touch the nest, but we may look at it.

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1- Why is it not hot now?

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2- What is it fun to do?

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3- What is on the pond?

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4- Where is the nest?

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Here Comes the Band

Here comes the band! Should we call Mommy and

Fanny to see it?

Let us stand still and hear the men play as they pass.

I hope they will stop here and play for us.

See the large man in front of the band with his

big hat? What’s he holding in his hand? How fine

he looks!

Look at the man on that fine

horse too.
If the men do not stop, let us
follow them and see where
they go.
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1- Who will they call to see the band?

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2- What is the man in front wearing?

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3- What is the other man riding?

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4- What will we do if the band does not stop?

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The Bee

“Come here, Lucy, and listen! What is in this flower?”

“Oh Mother! It is a bee. I wonder how it got caught

inside the flower?”

“It went into the flower

for some honey, and
maybe it went to sleep.
Then the flower closed it
in.”The bee likes honey
as we do, but it does not
like to be closed in the
flower.”

“Shall we let it out,

Lucy?”
“Yes, then it can go to
other flowers and get honey.”
Questions:

1- What is trapped in the flower?

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2- Why was it in the flower?

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3- What do Lucy and her mother think about

honey?

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4- What will it do once it is let out?

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Read the story. Then answer each question.

 Ned and the Apples

Here, Ned, catch this apple in your hand.

No, I will catch it in my hat.

Now I have it. What a big apple it is!

Let us take it to Mom.

Yes! She likes it. I will get her some more.

We will take them to her in my hat.

Here is a very big apple! We

will give her this one too.
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1- How will Ned catch the apple?

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2- What is the apple like?

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3- Who did the boys give the apple to?

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4- In what do the boys carry the apples?

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Snowman

“Roy, did you make that snowman?”

“Yes. Doesn’t he look funny?”

“He is a funny snowman, Roy. What a big nose he has

and big eyes too! Won’t he fall down?”

“No, I put some water on

him. The water froze, and
that holds the snow.”
“Aren’t you very cold,
Roy?”

“Yes, come, let us have a

good run, and that will
make us warm.”
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1- Who made the snowman?

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2- Does the snowman look sad or funny?

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3- Why won’t the snowman fall down?

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4- What will the boys do to get warm?

Write a paragraph describing your bedroom. Don’t
forget to write a topic sentence and an ending
sentence and four details.
Write the number 1 in the box beside what
happened first. Write the number 2 in the box
beside what happens next. Write the number 3 in
the box beside what happens last.

1. What happened first, next, and last?1, 2, or 3?

Lisa tried on three pairs of shoes.

Lisa’s Mom took her to the shoe store.

Lisa liked her new shoes.

2. What happened first, next, and last?1, 2, or 3?

Bob’s dad took him fishing.

Bob’s family had fish for dinner.

Bob caught two fish.

3. Draw 3 pictures to show the sequence of Bob’s
day. What happened first, next, and last?

First Next Last

Write a paragraph to show the sequence of Bob’s
day. Don’t forget to start with a topic sentence and
end with an ending sentence.
1st Grade Sight Words List (Dolch):

Read and spell the following sight words:

after again walk

just know were

then think when

live may of

some stop take

an any as

every fly from

has her him

old once open

thank them ask

give by could

his going had

over how let

put round
WRITING/ Choose 8 sight words from the previous page to
write each in a complete and meaningful sentence.
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