🔍 Craft & Structure: Literature: The Garden Surprise (Grade 1)

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Read closely. Think about how the author wrote it.

The Garden Surprise

In spring, Ava and Grandpa Joe planted tiny carrot seeds.

Every day Ava watered them, but she saw only dirt.

"Nothing is happening," Ava sighed.

"Be patient," said Grandpa Joe. "Carrots grow under the ground."

In summer, Ava pulled on a green top. Out came a big orange carrot!

They washed it and shared it for lunch.

1. Who is telling the story? (a character or a narrator)

2. Find a word that tells how a character feels.

3. What happens at the beginning, middle and end?

4. Is this a story (fiction) or a book that gives facts?

Answer key: third person; structure: problem and solution

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About this grade 1 worksheet

Free Grade 1 English worksheet (Common Core RL.1.4): analyze point of view, word choice and structure in "The Garden Surprise". Skill: Word choice, structure and point of view. Level: Grade 1 — also suits Year 2 (UK).

For teachers: skills & standards

CCSS RL.1.4: Word choice, structure and point of view
CCSS RL.1.5: Word choice, structure and point of view
CCSS RL.1.6: Identify who is telling the story
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Word choice, structure and point of view.

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