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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 114 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) black
  2. 2.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Where does a camel live?
    (a) in the snow (b) in a forest (c) in the sea (d) in the desert
  3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.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) a bird (d) an insect
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) birds (b) wings (c) fish (d) eggs
  6. 6.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?
    (a) the flowers (b) the roots (c) the fruit (d) the leaves
  7. 7.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    True or false: Rain falls from the clouds.
    (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) pink and brown (b) red and yellow (c) blue and green (d) black and white
  9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?
    (a) water trees (b) cut trees (c) sit under trees (d) plant trees
  10. 10.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 neck (b) a short tail (c) a long trunk (d) two humps
  11. 11.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    How does a tortoise move?
    (a) by jumping (b) by flying (c) very slowly (d) very fast
  12. 12.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) mice

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. in the desert
  3. False
  4. a bird
  5. birds
  6. the roots
  7. True
  8. blue and green
  9. cut trees
  10. a long trunk
  11. very slowly
  12. insects

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