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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 105 · 12 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) four (b) six (c) ten (d) eight
  2. 2.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a den (c) in a hole (d) in a nest
  3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a camel (b) a horse (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
  4. 4.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow eat?
    (a) grass and hay (b) bread and jam (c) nuts and seeds (d) fish and meat
  5. 5.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only birds (b) only plants (c) only fish (d) plants and animals
  6. 6.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) on high mountains (b) on the beach (c) in the sea (d) in the desert
  7. 7.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) black
  8. 8.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    Where can a frog live?
    (a) on land and in water (b) only in trees (c) only on land (d) only in water
  9. 9.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) play in the sun (b) sit in the shade (c) drink water (d) look straight at the sun
  10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) no legs (b) six legs (c) two legs (d) four legs
  11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?
    (a) the rain (b) the sun (c) the sky (d) the rainbow
  12. 12.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a fish (b) a plant (c) an insect (d) a bird

Answer key

  1. eight
  2. in a hive
  3. an elephant
  4. grass and hay
  5. plants and animals
  6. on high mountains
  7. yellow
  8. on land and in water
  9. look straight at the sun
  10. no legs
  11. the rainbow
  12. a bird

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