The Moon Moth: Reading Comprehension Worksheet (Grade 1)
Free printable Grade 1 reading comprehension worksheet: an original fiction passage, "The Moon Moth", with 4 questions covering literal understanding, inference, vocabulary in context and main idea. Answer key included.
Reading Comprehension: The Moon Moth
Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in full sentences.
Just after dark, Lila saw something pale tap the porch window. Tap, tap, tap. She thought it was a scrap of paper caught in the wind. Then it opened two wings. It was a white moth, almost as big as her hand. Lila switched off the porch light so the moth could find the night flowers. For a moment, it rested on her red bucket. Then it circled her head once and sailed into the dark. In the morning, Lila drew the moth before she could forget its moon-white wings.
- 1.What made the tapping sound?
- 2.Why did Lila switch off the porch light?
- 3.Which two details show that the moth looked unusual?
- 4.In the story, 'sailed' means the moth: