Grade 1

”Lila tiptoed into the garden at midnight.
The moonlight shimmered on the petals of a glowing blue rose.
She reached out, and the flower pulsed with light.
A soft voice whispered, “You have been chosen.

What happens when Lila touches the flower?

• It wilts

• It disappears

• It pulses with light

• It freezes

Lila tiptoed into the garden at midnight.
The moonlight shimmered on the petals of a glowing blue rose.
She reached out, and the flower pulsed with light.
A soft voice whispered, “You have been chosen.”

When does the scene take place?

• Early morning

• Midnight

• Sunset

• Noon

Replace the underlined nouns with the correct pronoun.

1. The flower glowed, and the flower pulsed with light. → The flower glowed, and (a)   pulsed with light.

Choose the correct verb in parentheses to complete the sentence.

The rose (shimmered / shimmer) in the moonlight.

(a)  

Fill the adjectives in the sentence.

1. The glowing blue rose stood tall.

(a)  

1. Fill the blanks with correct nouns

2. A voice whispered softly in the night.

(a)  

Non-Fiction Passage: “Bees at Work”

Bees are busy insects that live in hives.
They collect nectar from flowers to make honey.
Each bee has a job—some gather food, while others protect the hive.
The queen bee lays all the eggs.
Bees help plants grow by spreading pollen from flower to flower.

1. What do bees collect to make honey?

• Water

• Seeds

• Leaves

• Nectar

The queen bee collects food for the hive.

• True
• False

Bees help flowers grow by spreading pollen.

• True
• False

bees collect nectar from flowers

• bees collect nectar from flowers.

• Bees collect nectar from flowers?

• Bees collect nectar from flowers.

• bees collect nectar from flowers!