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Dolch 1b Story Comprehension

Name

Read the story. Read it again. Can you find the special words in the story? Count the

number of times that you see each special word and write it next to the word below. Draw

a picture of the cat and the fish in the box below.

The Cat and the Fish

The cat and the fish are not friends. The cat

said, “I want to play with you!” He put his paw in

the bowl to get it. The fish said, “I do not like

 you! Take your paw out of my bowl! You can not

play in my bowl.”

I you it of in

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Dolch 1b Story Comprehension

Fill in the Blanks

Read each sentence below. Circle the missing word and write it in the space.

1. “I want to play with ,” said the cat.

2. “ do not like you,” said the fish.

3. “You can not play my bowl.”

Yes or No?

1. Does the cat want to play?

2. Does the fish want to play?

3. Are they friends?

4. Can a fish and a cat play?

5. Does the fish like the cat?

 yes you 

is in

I it 

 yes no

 yes no

 yes no

 yes no

 yes no

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Dolch 1b Story Comprehension

It’s a Match!Draw a line to connect the naming part of the sentence with the action part of the

sentence. Read them to yourself to make sure that they make sense. The first one is done

for you.

The dog and the frog

Who wants to play?

Who does not want to play?

Where does the fish live?

The cat and the fish

The cat

He

The fish

They

wants to play.

are not friends.

does not like the cat.

put his paw in the bowl.

do not play together.