Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 124 · 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) heavy (b) small (c) long (d) tall
2. 2.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) very slowly (b) by jumping (c) by flying (d) very fast
3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   Where is the ants’ home? (a) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   What do bees make? (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) silk
5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does the elephant have? (a) a short tail (b) a long trunk (c) a long neck (d) two humps
6. 6.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) water (b) light (c) rain (d) food
7. 7.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 the water (b) in a hole (c) inside the shell (d) under a tree
8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) bird (b) green (c) blue (d) beautiful
9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
   
   How does a rabbit move? (a) it crawls (b) it flies (c) it swims (d) it hops
10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    What colour is snow? (a) blue (b) grey (c) white (d) black
11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
    
    True or false: Bees live in a hive. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
    
    What do hens lay? (a) seeds (b) honey (c) eggs (d) milk

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