Grade 1 English Language Arts · Beginning Reading
Build early reading skills with five 10-question practice tests covering print concepts, book parts, sentence awareness, story details, and reading strategies.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students understand how books and print work, recognize words and sentences, use picture clues, and identify simple story details. Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Read each sentence or short passage aloud and point to the words as you read. Open the solution after answering, then explain which print feature or story clue supports the answer.
For more Grade 1 English Language Arts practice, return to the Grade 1 English Language Arts category.
5. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on print concepts, book parts, sentence awareness, story details, and reading strategies.
Choose one answer for each question. Open the solution after answering to see the correct answer and explanation.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A red ball.
The sentence directly says Max has a red ball.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Under the chair.
The sentence tells us the cat is under the chair.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Because it is raining.
The word because gives the reason Ana wears boots.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The Lost Bone.
The Lost Bone matches the main event in the story.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Get the bread.
The bread is needed before the sandwich can be made and eaten.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Water the soil.
Watering helps the planted seed begin to grow.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The children play at the park..
At the park names the place, or setting.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Lena and her brother.
Lena and her brother name the characters.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Continue to the next page.
Readers continue through the text to understand the whole story.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Words and pictures.
Words and pictures give clues about what may happen next.
Print concepts are the basic rules of written text, such as reading direction, spaces between words, punctuation, and the difference between letters, words, and sentences.
Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions. The complete page includes five mini tests and 50 questions in total.
Pictures provide clues about characters, setting, actions, and unfamiliar words. Readers can combine picture clues with letters and nearby words.
