Grade 1 · Reading
Find what happened and what caused it in a text. This page draws from 12 unique questions in the English Grade 1 question bank.
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Jack and Nora made a snowman. They rolled three big snowballs. They put a carrot on for a nose. Nora gave it her old blue hat. The next day, the sun came out and it was warm. The snowman got smaller and smaller. Soon only the carrot and the blue hat were left.
Try this question: Why did the snowman get smaller?
Recycling means using old things to make new things. Paper, plastic bottles, and cans can be recycled. You put them in a recycling bin. A truck takes them to a recycling plant. There, old bottles can be made into new things, like park benches. Recycling means less trash.
Try this question: Why is recycling helpful?
A rainbow can appear when the sun shines while it rains. Sunlight looks white, but it is made of many colors. Raindrops bend the light and split the colors apart. That is when we see a rainbow. To see one, the sun must be behind you.
Try this question: What splits the colors of sunlight apart?
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