A three-paragraph passage called Busy Little Honeybees, about 120 words long, fills the first page of this 3-page 1st grade reading sheet. It gives a bee's three body parts, six legs and four wings, how bees collect nectar and pollen, and life in a hive with one queen and many workers. Page 2 has six questions, four multiple choice and two short answer, and a box to draw a bee on a flower. Page 3 is the answer key. The questions fit Common Core RI.1.1.
RI.1.1
“Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.”
All six questions ask for a detail stated in the passage, from the number of wings to the job of the queen.
“Know that a honeybee is an insect with three body parts, six legs and four wings.”
The first paragraph states these facts and question 1 checks them.
Three short paragraphs with a picture of a bee on a pink flower beside a wooden hive. Key words such as nectar, pollen, hive, queen bee, worker bees and honey are in bold.
Four multiple-choice questions with three options each (legs and wings, nectar, the queen's job, which bees clean the hive) and two short answers on where honeybees live and what bees carry from flower to flower.
A box at the bottom of the page for a quick drawing.
The letter for each multiple-choice question, the short answers in a few words and a note on what to look for in the drawing.
Bold words first
Read the bold words aloud before students read the passage. Nectar and pollen look alike to young readers, and question 2 turns on telling them apart.
Underline the proof
Ask students to underline the sentence that answers each question. Question 4 needs two details, cleaning the hive and making honey, and they sit in different sentences.
Check the drawing
Glance at the drawing box for wings and six legs. Students who add them have taken in the facts from the first paragraph.
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