Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 115 · 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.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What colours are its feathers? (a) blue and green (b) pink and brown (c) red and yellow (d) black and white
2. 2.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   When does the peacock dance? (a) when it rains (b) when it eats (c) at night (d) when it is hot
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) False (b) True
4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the boat (b) the fin (c) the fish (d) the water
5. 5.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) slow (b) big (c) soft (d) scared
6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   Where do bees live? (a) in a nest (b) in a hole (c) in a den (d) in a hive
7. 7.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a web (b) a nest (c) a hive (d) a ball
8. 8.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What does the sun give us? (a) light (b) rain (c) food (d) water
9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What is a baby hen called? (a) a calf (b) a chick (c) a cub (d) a puppy
10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”? (a) the insect (b) the leg (c) the spider (d) the web
11. 11.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    What colour is snow? (a) blue (b) black (c) grey (d) white
12. 12.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) fish (c) wings (d) eggs

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