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Grade 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET

By BEATRIX POTTER

Read the story below.

This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks
she has heard a mouse! This is the Mouse
peeping out behind the cupboard. Miss Moppet
ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the
fire. Miss Moppet looks at him through a hole
in the duster. And then all of a sudden—
Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse! She ties
him up in the duster, but she forgot about that
hole in the duster; and when she untied it—
there was no Mouse!

Answer each question.

1. Who is Miss Moppet?

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2. Where is the mouse?
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3. Why does Miss Moppet tie her head?
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4. What happened when she untied the duster?

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Name: _________________________ Date: ___________________

Grade 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET

By BEATRIX POTTER

Read the story below.

This is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks
she has heard a mouse! This is the Mouse
peeping out behind the cupboard. Miss Moppet
ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the
fire. Miss Moppet looks at him through a hole
in the duster. And then all of a sudden—
Miss Moppet jumps upon the Mouse! She ties
him up in the duster, but she forgot about that
hole in the duster; and when she untied it—
there was no Mouse!

Answer each question.

1. Who is Miss Moppet?

Miss Moppet is a Pussy cat.
2. Where is the mouse?
The Mouse is behind the cupboard.
3. Why does Miss Moppet tie her head in the duster?
Miss Moppet ties her head in a duster to look a Mouse through a hole.
4. What happened when she untied the duster?

There was no Mouse when she untied the duster.

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