Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
A first-grade worksheet focusing on nonfiction reading comprehension skills with a short passage and questions.
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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
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Read the passage below about squirrels. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Squirrels are small, furry animals. They have bushy tails. Squirrels like to eat nuts, seeds, and fruits. They often bury nuts to save them for later. You can see squirrels in parks and forests. They can climb trees very fast!

1. What kind of tail does a squirrel have?
Short
Bushy
Long
Thin
2. Where can you often see squirrels?
In the ocean
In parks and forests
In the desert
In your house
3. Squirrels like to eat nuts, , and fruits.
4. Squirrels often bury nuts to save them for .
5. What is one thing squirrels can do very fast?
6. Squirrels are large animals.
True
False
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