The Paper Airplane Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 1st Grade

What your child practices

These 2 worksheets pair the passage "The Paper Airplane" with 12 questions for 1st grade readers (Grade 1 in Canada). Early readers build comprehension by retelling, spotting key details and talking about what happened, so short passages with simple questions are ideal at this stage. The sheets cover Comprehension and Sequence of Events. It is aligned to Common Core RL.1.1, which focuses on asking and answering questions about key details in a story. It also touches RL.1.2, retelling a story and finding its central message. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. After printing, the online version gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud.

Tips for parents

• Read the questions aloud for early readers, and let them point to the answer in the pictures or text.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence that proves each answer. Finding evidence is the real skill.
• Talk about one new or tricky word from the passage and use it at dinner.