The Lost Mitten — Reading Comprehension
An original grade 1 passage with 4 questions that move from literal recall through inference to vocabulary. A comprehension sheet made only of recall questions tests memory rather than understanding, so the later questions here deliberately cannot be answered by copying a line out of the text.
Grade 1 Standard RI.1.1
The Lost Mitten — Reading Comprehension
Name:Date:Score:
- The Lost Mitten
Ana lost her red mitten on the way to school. She looked in her coat pocket. She looked in her bag. The mitten was not there.
At lunch, her friend Omar held up a red mitten. He had found it near the gate. Ana was very happy. She put both mittens in her pocket and zipped it shut.
- 1What color was Ana's mitten?
- 2Where did Omar find the mitten?
- 3Why did Ana zip her pocket shut?
- 4How do you think Ana felt at lunch? How do you know?
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Answer key (4 answers)
- 1. Red.
- 2. Near the gate.
- 3. So she would not lose the mitten again.
- 4. Happy — the story says she was very happy when Omar held up the mitten.
What to watch for when you grade this sheet
- Answering from memory rather than going back to the passage.
- Copying a whole sentence where the question asks for one detail.
- Skipping the inference questions because the answer is not stated anywhere in the text.
One thing that helps
Ask the child to underline the part of the passage their answer came from. For the inference questions there will be no single line to underline, and noticing that is the lesson.