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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 126 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?
    (a) seeds (b) eggs (c) leaves (d) stones
  2. 2.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?
    (a) the sun (b) the soil (c) the sky (d) the leaves
  3. 3.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    True or false: Leaves make food for the plant.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) leaves only
  5. 5.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?
    (a) it hops (b) it flies (c) it swims (d) it crawls
  6. 6.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) scared (c) big (d) soft
  7. 7.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) look straight at the sun (b) sit in the shade (c) drink water (d) play in the sun
  8. 8.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its home (b) its shape (c) its name (d) its colour
  9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the cloud (b) the pond (c) the river (d) the rain
  10. 10.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) wings (b) fish (c) eggs (d) birds
  11. 11.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) white (b) black (c) blue (d) grey
  12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) milk (b) honey (c) eggs (d) seeds

Answer key

  1. eggs
  2. the soil
  3. True
  4. insects
  5. it hops
  6. soft
  7. look straight at the sun
  8. its shape
  9. the rain
  10. birds
  11. white
  12. eggs

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