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Ladybugs in the Garden

Grade 1 reading practice: read a short text about ladybugs, name the main topic, and retell key details.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.1.2

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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students name the main topic of a short informational text.
Students retell key details from a text about ladybugs.

How to use

Read the text aloud together, then let students answer on their own. Before the last question, have each child tell a partner two key details.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.1.2

Name the main topic of a text and retell its key details.

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Ladybugs in the Garden

Find the main topic and retell the key details.

Read about ladybugs

Read the text. Then answer the questions.

Ladybugs

1A ladybug is a small bug. Many ladybugs have red shells with black spots. Under the shell, it has wings. A ladybug has six legs.

2A ladybug can walk on leaves and flowers. It can also fly. First, it lifts its shell. Then it spreads its wings.

3Ladybugs are helpers in a garden. Aphids are tiny bugs that hurt plants. Ladybugs eat the aphids. Then the plants stay safe. Gardeners are happy to see them.

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