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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 13 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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) green (b) beautiful (c) bird (d) blue
  3. 3.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.     (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?     (a) in the morning (b) at night (c) at lunch (d) at noon
  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) fish (b) wings (c) birds (d) eggs
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?     (a) short (b) yellow (c) little (d) big
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?     (a) the grass (b) the calf (c) the cow (d) the milk
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a plant (b) a bird (c) an insect (d) a fish
  11. 11.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?     (a) soft fur (b) wings (c) a hump (d) a hard shell
  12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?     (a) short ears (b) round ears (c) no ears (d) long ears

Answer key

  1. True
  2. beautiful
  3. False
  4. at night
  5. birds
  6. big
  7. cut trees
  8. the cow
  9. small
  10. a bird
  11. a hard shell
  12. long ears

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