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The Lost Library Book: Does It Make Sense?

Read a short story about a missing library book, then reread to fix words that do not make sense. Grade 1 reading practice.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.4.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use the story to confirm or fix a word they read wrong.
Students reread a sentence to check that it makes sense.
Students choose the word that fits a sentence from the story.

How to use

Read the story together, then let students answer on their own. Model rereading a sentence out loud and asking, "Does that make sense?"

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.4.c

Use context to confirm or fix word recognition and understanding, rereading as needed.

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The Lost Library Book: Does It Make Sense?

Reread to fix a word that does not make sense.

Read the story

Read the story. Then help the readers fix their words.

The Lost Library Book

1Jada loves her library book about a red fox. On Monday, she cannot find it. She looks under her bed and in her bag.

2Her little brother Theo hops up. "Is this it?" he asks. He holds up a book with a blue cover. Jada shakes her head. "No, mine has a fox on the front."

3They look on the shelf by the door. There it is, with its tail on the cover! Jada hugs the book and smiles. "Thank you for helping me," she says.

Fix the word

When a word does not make sense, reread the sentence and use the story to fix it.

Sam read paragraph 1 out loud. He said, "She looks under her bed and in her bug." That does not make sense. Which word should Sam say instead of "bug"?

A. big
B. bag
C. bog

Leo read paragraph 3 out loud. He said, "There it is, with its tall on the cover!" That does not make sense. Which word should Leo say instead of "tall"?

A. tell
B. toll
C. tail

Reread paragraph 2. Pick the word from the word bank that makes sense and write it in the blank.

Word bank: hops · hips · hopes

Her little brother Theo up.

Reread paragraph 3. Pick the word from the word bank that makes sense and write it in the blank.

Word bank: self · shy · shelf

They look on the by the door.

Max read this sentence out loud: "Jada loves her library book about a red fix." One word does not make sense. Circle that word.

Jadalovesherlibrarybookaboutaredfix.

Does it make sense?

Check the words. Use the story to help you.

Read each sentence. Does it make sense in the story? Sort the sentences.

Jada snakes her head.Jada looks under her bad.Jada loves her library book.Jada hugs the book and smiles.Theo holds up a book with a blue clover.Theo holds up a book with a blue cover.

Makes sense	Does not make sense

Reread paragraph 2. Why does Jada shake her head?

A. The book Theo found is not her book.
B. She wants Theo to stop hopping around.
C. She is too tired to keep on looking.
D. She does not want any help from Theo.

A word in a book does not make sense. What can you do?

A. Say any word that starts with the same letter.
B. Say the word much louder and much faster.
C. Close the book and find a different one.
D. Reread the sentence to see what makes sense.

Mina read the end of paragraph 3 out loud. She said, "Thank you for hoping me." That does not make sense. Which word should Mina say instead of "hoping"?