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Find Reasons in a Text
Grade 1 - Reading - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Read the point: Plants need light. Which sentence gives a reason?
2Which detail is related but does NOT support "Bicycle helmets are important."?
3Complete the author's idea: "Bridges need strong supports because ___"
4What question does a reason answer for "Bridges need strong supports."?
5Which pair shows a point with support?
6Read the point: Bridges need strong supports. Which sentence gives a reason?
7Which detail is related but does NOT support "Library books should be returned."?
8Complete the author's idea: "Plants need light because ___"
9What question does a reason answer for "Plants need light."?
10Which pair shows a point with support?
About this worksheet
Even in first grade, readers can notice when an author gives a reason to support a point. A text might say that helmets are useful because they help protect your head, or that plants need light because leaves use it to make food. Children often pick any fact near the claim instead of asking whether the fact actually explains why the point is true. This worksheet presents short claims and supporting sentences, then asks students to choose the reason, reject unrelated facts, and connect because language to evidence. Support pages use direct because sentences. Standard and challenge pages sometimes separate the claim and reason across two sentences. Encourage children to ask, 'Why does the author think that?' The answer to that question is usually the reason.
What your child will learn
Find an author's point
Choose a supporting reason
Reject unrelated details
Use because language
Worked example
The claim 'helmets help riders' is supported by the reason 'they protect your head.'
Common mistake
Choosing a detail about the same topic that does not support the claim.
Worksheet 1