Grade 1 · Reading
Identify the central idea and connect it to supporting details. This page draws from 10 unique questions in the English Grade 1 question bank.
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Bees are busy insects. They fly from flower to flower. Bees drink a sweet juice from flowers called nectar. They use nectar to make honey. Bees also carry pollen from one flower to another. This helps new plants and fruits grow.
Try this question: What is the main idea of the passage about bees?
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 is the passage about rainbows mostly about?
Sea turtles live in the ocean. A mother sea turtle crawls onto a sandy beach at night. She digs a hole and lays her eggs. Then she goes back to the sea. When the baby turtles hatch, they crawl to the water. Many sea turtles lay eggs on Florida beaches in the summer.
Try this question: What is the passage about sea turtles mostly about?
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