Grade 1 ELA Practice Test: Characters, Setting and Events in a Story
- Characters, Setting and Events
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
All ten questions are about one short story. Tip: you can read the story again for every question, and the paragraph numbers help you find the answer.
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Question 1
Read the story and answer questions 1-10.
Sam and the Lost Hat
(1) It was a cold day at the park. Sam wore his blue hat.
(2) Sam ran and played with his dog, Pip. The wind blew hard, and Sam's hat flew away!
(3) Sam looked under the slide. Then he looked by the pond. He could not find his hat.
(4) Then Pip ran back. He had the blue hat in his mouth. Sam gave Pip a big hug.
Who is the main character in the story?
Correct answer: B
The story is about Sam: he plays, loses his hat and looks for it. Mom, a teacher and a cat are not in the story.
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Question 2
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
Where does the story take place?
Correct answer: A
Paragraph 1 tells the setting: "It was a cold day at the park."
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Question 3
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
What color is Sam's hat?
Correct answer: D
Paragraph 1 says Sam wore his blue hat, and paragraph 4 says Pip had the blue hat.
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Question 4
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
What happened to Sam's hat?
Correct answer: C
Paragraph 2 says the wind blew hard and the hat flew away. Sam looked by the pond, but the hat was not there.
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Question 5
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
Where did Sam look first?
Correct answer: B
Paragraph 3 says Sam looked under the slide, and then he looked by the pond.
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Question 6
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
How did Sam get his hat back?
Correct answer: D
Paragraph 4 says Pip ran back with the blue hat in his mouth.
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Question 7
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
How did Sam most likely feel at the end?
Correct answer: A
Sam got his hat back and gave Pip a big hug. A hug like that shows he was happy.
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Question 8
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
What kind of day was it?
Correct answer: C
The first sentence says, "It was a cold day at the park." The story does not talk about rain or snow.
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Question 9
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
What happens at the end of the story?
Correct answer: A
The last sentence is "Sam gave Pip a big hug." The hat flying away happens in the middle of the story.
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Question 10
Story: Sam and the Lost Hat (see above)
Who is Pip?
Correct answer: C
Paragraph 2 says Sam played with "his dog, Pip."
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