Sleepy Bear Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Sleepy Bear Reading Comprehension Worksheet invites 1st grade readers to follow a bear getting ready for winter, answer five questions and check their work with the answer key.
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Description
Reading a short story and answering questions about it is one of the most important skills a young reader builds. This Sleepy Bear Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives first graders a cozy animal story that is easy to follow and fun to talk about, so they can practice finding key details in a text.
About This Worksheet
Students read a short story about Bear, who knows winter is coming. He walks through the woods eating berries, honey and fish until he is full and tired, then finds a dark cave, curls up on a bed of dry leaves and sleeps until spring. After reading, children answer five multiple choice questions by filling in the bubble next to the best answer. Every question can be answered by looking back at the story, which teaches students to reread for details. Use it for guided reading, a literacy center, homework or a quick reading check.
What’s Included
- A one-page story with a watercolor picture of Bear asleep in his den
- Five multiple choice questions with three choices each
- A complete answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
- Short sentences and familiar words help early readers read on their own with confidence.
- Recall questions about who, what, where and when teach children to look back in the text for answers.
- The story connects reading to real science about how animals get ready for winter.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before reading, ask children what they know about bears in winter. After the worksheet, have students retell the story in order using the words first, next and last, or draw what Bear might do when he wakes up in the spring. Pair the sleepy bear reading comprehension worksheet with a nonfiction book about hibernation to compare a story with facts.
Related Resources
- Rhyming Bear Reading Comprehension Worksheet
- The Black Bear Primer Sight Words Reading Comprehension Worksheet
- Winter Reading Comprehension Worksheet
- Story Elements Song (MP3)
This 1st grade bear story worksheet is a gentle way to build reading stamina as the weather turns cold.
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