Comprehension Crosswords – Grade 1
Table of Contents
A Water Lover – 2
A Thin Fellow – 3
Two Kinds of Spiders – 4
The Biggest Animal – 5
The Largest Bird – 6
Beatrix Potter – 7
Peter Rabbit – 8
Where Does the Mail Go? – 9
Stars in the Sky – 10
Earth’s Closest Star – 11
Cubs at Play – 12
A Camel’s Hump – 13
Busy Zoo Keepers – 14
Firefighters at Work – 15
A Storyteller from Long Ago – 16
A Fable from Aesop – 17
The Oldest Paintings – 18
A Tale from Japan – 19
The Moon – 20
Water for Plants – 21
Helpful Bees – 22
What a Sneeze! – 23
Terrific Teeth – 24
Kinds of Hair – 25
Fish Eyes – 26
A Seahorse Dad – 27
Cloud Colors – 28
Puzzle Solutions – 29-32
ISBN 1-56472-185-X
WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity
Sample PDF Activity
A Water Lover
Use words from the story to complete the puzzle.
A duck spends a lot of time in water. Yet it does not get cold or soggy! A duck’s body makes oil. A duck uses its bill to rub the oil onto its feathers. Then the water cannot pass into its skin. The duck stays warm and dry!
Across
- They cover a duck’s body.
- It looks like thick water.
- Not wet
Down
- A bird’s beak
- Not cold
- Very wet
A Thin Fellow
Use words from the story to complete the puzzle.
A walking stick is an insect. It is long and thin. It can be brown or green. A walking stick has no wings. When it sits on a branch, it looks just like a twig! This helps it hide from other animals.
Across
- Keep out of sight
- A small animal with six legs
- What a walking stick does not have
Down
- A walking stick can be brown or __.
- Not thick
- A small branch
