Hot Cross Buns: Understanding Poems for Class 1 

This Grade 1 poem comprehension worksheet introduces children to the joyful rhyme “Hot Cross Buns.” The activity helps learners develop reading fluency, rhythm, and comprehension through familiar and repetitive language. It encourages observation, sound recognition, and vocabulary building through a fun bakery-themed poem. 
 

Why Understanding Poems Matters in Grammar?

 Understanding poems nurtures listening and pronunciation skills. For Grade 1 learners, this worksheet helps: 
1. Strengthen early reading through repetition and rhyme. 
2. Build everyday vocabulary connected to food and daily life. 
3. Improve focus and comprehension with simple question-based tasks. 
4. Encourage confident reading through familiar sounds. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students identify words, meanings, and ideas related to the rhyme. Example: What is being sold in the poem? 

Exercise 2 – Comprehension Questions 
Students answer simple questions to explain what they heard and understood. 
 

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) Buns 
2. a) Sweet and round 
3. b) Buy one or two 
4. c) A bakery seller 
5. b) Repeated words and sounds 

Exercise 2 – Comprehension Questions 
6. The poem is about hot cross buns being sold. 
7. You can buy one penny or two. 
8. It repeats sounds to make it fun. 
9. The seller is happy to sell buns. 
10. Answers may vary. 

This worksheet builds rhythm awareness, sound recognition, and basic comprehension while keeping learning cheerful and simple. 
Encourage your child to sing, read, and learn with this tasty Hot Cross Buns poem activity! 

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