Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 10 · 12 questions

Reading tip (The facts are in the lines): Read the facts one by one. Find the sentence that talks about the thing in the question. True or false: true only if the passage says it.

1. 1.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) long (b) heavy (c) tall (d) small
2. 2.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When does a rainbow come? (a) in a storm (b) at night (c) after rain (d) before school
3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   What do bees make? (a) silk (b) honey (c) milk (d) eggs
4. 4.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Where does the tortoise hide? (a) in a hole (b) under a tree (c) inside the shell (d) in the water
5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) yellow (b) little (c) big (d) short
6. 6.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does it use its trunk for here? (a) to swim (b) to fly (c) to sleep (d) to drink water
7. 7.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   True or false: A fish has four legs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when it is dark (b) when the sun shines (c) when the moon shines (d) when it snows
9. 9.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   How many colours does a rainbow have? (a) seven (b) five (c) ten (d) three
10. 10.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) sharp (b) near (c) long (d) high
11. 11.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
    
    What does the elephant have? (a) a long trunk (b) a short tail (c) a long neck (d) two humps
12. 12.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    How many legs does a fish have? (a) six legs (b) four legs (c) no legs (d) two legs

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