Koala's Reading Detectives – Reading Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Language)

About This Worksheet

Be a reading detective with Kiko the koala: read, find clues and answer questions. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Language worksheet gives young learners focused practice with reading, with a friendly koala to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 12 marks in total:

• Activity A: Reading and answering story questions.
• Activity B: True or false about the story.
• Activity C: Finding words from the story.
• Activity D: Writing about the story.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Read a short story
• Find answers in the text
• Use words from a story
• Write about what you read

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the koala when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Language (Reading). Answer key included.