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Life Skills — Grade 1

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1. In the United States, which phone number gets help fast in an emergency?
1. A. 911 ← Answer
2. B. 411
3. C. 119
2. Are big feelings okay to have?
1. A. No, only happy ones are
2. B. Only grown-ups get them
3. C. Yes, all feelings are okay ← Answer
3. How do most grown-ups earn money?
1. A. By wishing very hard
2. B. By working at a job ← Answer
3. C. By picking it off trees
4. Empathy means trying to understand what?
1. A. What others like to eat
2. B. How others feel ← Answer
3. C. How fast others can run
5. Which food group is a pear in?
1. A. Grains
2. B. Fruits ← Answer
3. C. Protein
6. What is a direction?
1. A. A game you play outside
2. B. A song you sing at bedtime with a grown-up
3. C. Words that tell you what to do ← Answer
7. What tool shows us the time?
1. A. A clock ← Answer
2. B. A scale
3. C. A ruler
8. Who answers the phone when you call the emergency number?
1. A. A dispatcher ← Answer
2. B. A school cook
3. C. A shop cashier
9. What is the first step when a feeling gets big?
1. A. Run and hide it
2. B. Yell it out loud
3. C. Stop and name it ← Answer
10. What is the money a person earns called?
1. A. A gift
2. B. Change
3. C. Income ← Answer
11. A boy has tears on his cheeks. How might he feel?
1. A. Sad ← Answer
2. B. Proud
3. C. Excited
12. Broccoli belongs in which food group?
1. A. Vegetables ← Answer
2. B. Dairy
3. C. Fruits
13. Which order word comes at the start?
1. A. Then
2. B. First ← Answer
3. C. Last
14. The short hand on a clock is called the what?
1. A. Hour hand ← Answer
2. B. Minute hand
3. C. Second hand
15. You lost a crayon. Is that an emergency?
1. A. Yes, call for help
2. B. No, it is not ← Answer
3. C. Only at school
16. When you breathe in during belly breathing, where does the air go in?
1. A. Through your nose ← Answer
2. B. Through your ears
3. C. Through your toes
17. What does spend mean?
1. A. Keep money for later
2. B. Find money on the ground
3. C. Use money to buy something ← Answer
18. A girl is grinning and clapping. How might she feel?
1. A. Grumpy
2. B. Lonely
3. C. Happy ← Answer
19. Rice is in which food group?
1. A. Dairy
2. B. Fruits
3. C. Grains ← Answer
20. What is a routine?
1. A. A new game every day
2. B. Steps you do the same way each day ← Answer
3. C. Something you do only once in a long while
21. Which name goes with the long clock hand?
1. A. Number hand
2. B. Hour hand
3. C. Minute hand ← Answer
22. A house is on fire. Is that an emergency?
1. A. No, it is not
2. B. Only if it is big
3. C. Yes, it is ← Answer
23. When you breathe out during belly breathing, where does the air come out?
1. A. Out of your hands
2. B. Out of your ears
3. C. Out of your mouth ← Answer
24. What does save mean?
1. A. Buy a toy right now
2. B. Keep money for later ← Answer
3. C. Give all of your money away
25. Wide eyes and raised eyebrows can be a clue for which feeling?
1. A. Sleepy
2. B. Very bored
3. C. Surprised ← Answer
26. Cheese belongs in which food group?
1. A. Dairy ← Answer
2. B. Protein
3. C. Grains
27. What are the three helpers for following directions?
1. A. Look, guess, then skip it
2. B. Run, jump, hop
3. C. Listen, repeat, do ← Answer
28. At o'clock, where does the long hand point?
1. A. To 12 ← Answer
2. B. To 3
3. C. To 6
29. Which helpers put out fires?
1. A. Firefighters ← Answer
2. B. Bus drivers
3. C. Mail carriers
30. Should belly breaths be fast or slow?
1. A. Slow ← Answer
2. B. Very fast
3. C. As fast as you can go
31. Which is a safe place to keep saved money?
1. A. The sandbox
2. B. Your shoe
3. C. A piggy bank ← Answer
32. Lowered eyebrows and tight lips can be a clue for what?
1. A. Mad ← Answer
2. B. Calm
3. C. Glad
33. Which food group do eggs belong to?
1. A. Vegetables
2. B. Protein ← Answer
3. C. Dairy
34. How do you listen with your whole body?
1. A. Eyes on the speaker, body still ← Answer
2. B. Eyes closed tight, hands clapping loudly
3. C. Eyes on the TV, body moving around
35. At half past, where does the long hand point?
1. A. To 6 ← Answer
2. B. To 12
3. C. To 9
36. Which one is an emergency?
1. A. Someone who can't breathe ← Answer
2. B. A missing sock
3. C. A spilled cup of milk
37. Which one is a calm-down tool?
1. A. Counting slowly to 10 ← Answer
2. B. Slamming the door
3. C. Throwing your shoes at a wall
38. Which coin is worth 1 cent?
1. A. Penny ← Answer
2. B. Quarter
3. C. Dime
39. A frown is a face with the mouth turned which way?
1. A. Open very wide and round
2. B. Up at the corners
3. C. Down at the corners ← Answer
40. Which of these is a fruit?
1. A. A potato
2. B. A pretzel
3. C. A plum ← Answer
41. Mom says: Get your shoes, then sit down. What do you do first?
1. A. Get your shoes ← Answer
2. B. Sit down
3. C. Do both at once
42. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 8. What time is it?
1. A. 12:00
2. B. 8:00 ← Answer
3. C. 8:30
43. Does it cost money to call the emergency number?
1. A. No, it is free ← Answer
2. B. Yes, a quarter
3. C. Yes, one dollar
44. Pick the choice that helps you calm down.
1. A. Pushing your brother
2. B. Kicking the wall hard
3. C. Using your calm spot ← Answer
45. Which coin is worth 5 cents?
1. A. Penny
2. B. Dime
3. C. Nickel ← Answer
46. What does a feelings detective look for?
1. A. Lost keys
2. B. Clues ← Answer
3. C. Treasure
47. Which of these is a vegetable?
1. A. Crackers
2. B. Cherries
3. C. Spinach ← Answer
48. What does a routine chart show?
1. A. Your favorite colors
2. B. The steps in order ← Answer
3. C. A map of the whole town
49. Short hand on 1, long hand straight up on 12. Say the time.
1. A. 12 o'clock
2. B. 1 o'clock ← Answer
3. C. Half past 1
50. Who can take a hurt person to the hospital in an ambulance?
1. A. Bakers
2. B. Librarians
3. C. Paramedics ← Answer

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What 1st grade life skills covers

1st grade life skills at UpOnly Learning is 7 topics, taught in this order: calling 911 and safe grown-ups, healthy foods and my plate, calm-down tools: breathing and counting, empathy: how does someone else feel?, following directions and routines, earning, saving and spending, and telling time to the hour for my day. The 50 questions above are drawn from those topics, with the answer marked beside each one, so you can see what has stuck and what needs another lesson. The workbook teaches each topic with a 40-minute lesson; the free PDF sample has one full topic.

What's inside

Calling 911 and safe grown-ups: Know what an emergency is, how to call 911 and which grown-ups are safe to ask for help
Healthy foods and my plate: Sort foods into groups and build a balanced plate with fruits, vegetables, grains and protein
Calm-down tools: breathing and counting: Use belly breathing, counting and a calm spot to handle upset feelings
Empathy: how does someone else feel?: Notice clues on faces and in words, imagine how others feel and respond kindly
Following directions and routines: Follow 2- and 3-step directions and use a routine chart without reminders
Earning, saving and spending: Explain how people earn money and choose between saving and spending
Telling time to the hour for my day: Tell time to the hour and half hour and plan morning and bedtime routines

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Help Is Just Three Numbers Away

The student will tell an emergency from a smaller problem, practice what to say on a pretend emergency call, and name safe grown-ups to ask for help. · 40 min

Warm-up — say this

“Some helpers come super fast when we need them. Today you'll learn how to ask them for help.”

Worked example

Your little brother fell off the swing. He will not wake up and no grown-up is near. What should you do?

Answer: This is an emergency. Shout for a grown-up and, if no grown-up can help, call the emergency number and say your name, your address and what happened.

A mistake students make

You should hang up as soon as you say what is wrong.

How the book fixes it

Explain that the dispatcher needs to ask questions and may tell you what to do. Stay on the phone until the dispatcher says you can hang up.

Note to the parent

Practice only with a toy or turned-off phone, and show your student how to make an emergency call on your phone, including from the lock screen, without actually pressing call. Teach your student the emergency number for the country where you live (in the United States it is 911) and practice it together so they can say it from memory.

That is one topic of many. The free questions above check a skill; this is the part that teaches it.

Practice checks. Our life skills workbooks teach.

These questions check a skill. The workbook teaches it.

TeachesA 40-minute lesson per topic that tells you what to say.
ExplainsWorked examples and the common mistakes, with fixes.
ReviewsAnswers with short explanations, and fresh questions.
PlansEvery topic in teaching order, matched to the standards.

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Questions parents ask

Are these life skills worksheets really free?

Yes. All 50 questions and their answers are on this page, free to print and free to photocopy for your own students. Printing needs only a free account. No card.

Can a teacher or a tutor use these with a class?

Yes. Print and photocopy them for the students you teach. The only thing we ask is that you do not republish them as your own or sell them.

Where are the answers?

Marked beside each question on this page, so it prints as its own answer key. For a clean copy, click Hide answers before you print; click Show answers again to print your answer key.

What grade are these for?

Grade 1. Every other grade from kindergarten to grade 8 has its own page, linked at the foot of this one. If your student finds these hard, try the grade below — that is normal and it is not a problem.

What do the paid workbooks add?

These questions check a skill. The workbook teaches it: a forty-minute lesson that tells you what to say, two or three worked examples, the mistakes students actually make on that skill and how to correct each one, and an explanation beside every answer rather than a bare key.