The book aims to build good reading habits in young readers through engaging texts and illustrations. It includes stories, exercises, and questions to test comprehension. The first story is about a greedy monkey who wants many fruits but his basket breaks from being too full. The second story compares a brother and sister, noting their differences and how they both love their parents. The third story details the daily routine of a child from waking up to going to bed.

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About the Book
The book is developed to aid in building good
reading habits in young readers, fluency and
comprehension. The joy of reading is cultivated
in children through the use of meaningful and
engaging texts combined with fantastic artwork
to help young readers understand, learn, and
love reading. The book also tests factual recall and
inferential understanding with variety of
exercises that have been included for each story.
Let’s
Read
for K1

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I want an apple.
The Greedy
Monkey
I want a banana.

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I want an orange. I want a strawberry.

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I want a watermelon. Oh! Poor monkey.

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Answer the following questions.
1. Who wants fruits?
a. Monkey
b. Dog
2. Monkey likes banana.
a. Yes
b. No
3. Monkey likes balls.
a. Yes
b. No
4. Where does Monkey put his fruits?
a. Box
b. Basket
5. Why did Monkey’s basket break?
a. Too many fruits
b. Too many toys
My Brother and I

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He is asleep. I am awake.

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His piggy bank is heavy. Mine is light. His cookie jar is empty. Mine is full.

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His bike is big. Mine is small. But we both love mom and dad.

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Answer the following questions.
1. Who wants fruits?
a. Monkey
b. Dog
2. Monkey likes banana.
a. Yes
b. No
3. Monkey likes balls.
a. Yes
b. No
4. Where does Monkey put his fruits?
a. Box
b. Basket
5. Why did Monkey’s basket break?
a. Too many fruits
b. Too many toys
A Day of My Life
I wake up.
I brush my teeth.
I clean my face.
I change my clothes.
I eat my breakfast.
I go to school by bus.
I read books.

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I play with toys
at school.
I eat my lunch.
I play football with
my friends.
I take a bath.
I have dinner with
my family.
I watch television.
I go to bed at nine
o’clock.
Circle the correct answer.
1. I wake up and brush my teeth.
2. I eat my breakfast and go to bed.
3. I go to school by car.
4. I play chess with my friends.
5. I go to bed at nine o’clock.
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / NoYes / No

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There is an ant.
There is a grasshopper.
The grasshopper is very
lazy. He does not work
hard to collect food.
He sings and dances
all summer long.
The Ant and
The Grasshopper
The ant is very hardworking.
He gathers a lot of food.
When the winter comes, the
grasshopper has no food. He is
very hungry.
But the ant survivces the winter
because he has a lot of food in
his house.

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Fill in the blanks.
1. What is the title of the story?
A. The Winter and The Foods
B. The Ant and the Grasshopper.
2. How is the grasshopper?
A. Lazy
B. Hardworking
3. How is the ant?
A. Lazy
B. Hardworking
4. Why does the ant gather food?
A. For the winter
B. For fun
5. Who survived the winter?
A. The ant
B. The grasshopper
The Enormous
Turnip
The man has a seed. He
goes in the garden and puts
the seed in the ground.

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The seed grows. The man is
happy. The seed grows and
grows. The man is very happy.
The man is hungry.
He wants to eat the
turnip. The man pulls
the turnip but it will
not move.

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“Pull!” says the man. The woman
pulls the man. The man pulls the
turnip. But it will not move.
They see a boy. “Come and help!” they say.

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The boy pulls the woman. The woman
pulls the man. The man pulls the turnip
but it will still not move.
They see a girl. The girl helped. But the
turnip will still not move.
They see a dog. The dog helped. But the
turnip will still not move.
They see a mouse. The mouse helped.
“Pull!” says the man.
Pop! Came the enormous turnip.

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Answer the following questions.
1. Who has a seed?
a. Man
b. Woman
2. The seed was an apple.
a. Yes
b. No
3. How many pulled the turnip?
a. 6
b. 5
4. Who came last to help?
a. Dog
b. Mouse
5. Where did the man plant the seed?
a. Farm
b. Garden