Smart Shopper: Shopping List Reading Comprehension for Grade 1  

This Grade 1 reading comprehension worksheet, *“Smart Shopper: Shopping List,”* introduces children to everyday experiences through a fun and practical story about shopping with family. The passage follows a child and their mother as they make a Sunday shopping list, buy groceries like milk, bread, apples, and soap, and organize the items at home. This simple and relatable text helps young learners understand sequencing, responsibility, and vocabulary related to daily life.  

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?  

Reading comprehension strengthens early grammar learning by helping children form connections between words, sentences, and real-life actions. For Grade 1 learners, this topic is valuable because:  
1. It builds vocabulary related to home and shopping.  
2. It improves understanding of daily routines and order of actions.  
3. It encourages reading for meaning and detail.  
4. It fosters responsibility and cooperation through story-based learning.  

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students answer questions about what was bought, who helped, and when the shopping happened.  

Exercise 2 – Comprehension Questions  
Students write short answers explaining what was on the list, who made it, and why lists are helpful.  

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)  

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Answer  
1. a) Sunday morning  
2. c) Milk  
3. b) Mummy and I  
4. a) Rice and sugar  
5. b) In the shop  
6. c) Put them in the fruit bowl  

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following Questions  
7. The list had milk, bread, apples, soap, rice, and sugar.  
8. A list helps us remember what to buy.  
9. The child helped Mummy.  
10. I like to buy fruits and chocolates.  

Build your child’s vocabulary and life skills with this fun *Shopping List* reading comprehension worksheet!  
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