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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 131 · 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.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 trunk (b) a short tail (c) a long neck (d) two humps
  2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    True or false: An elephant is very small.     (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?     (a) eggs (b) silk (c) milk (d) honey
  4. 4.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?     (a) a chick (b) a kid (c) a cub (d) a calf
  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) wings (b) birds (c) fish (d) eggs
  6. 6.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?     (a) in water (b) in a nest (c) in the sand (d) in a tree
  7. 7.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    Which word is the opposite of “warm”?     (a) hot (b) cold (c) bright (d) dry
  8. 8.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 rain (b) the cloud (c) the river (d) the pond
  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 swims (b) it flies (c) it hops (d) it crawls
  10. 10.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) blue (b) beautiful (c) green (d) bird
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?     (a) ten (b) eight (c) six (d) four
  12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.     (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a long trunk
  2. False
  3. honey
  4. a calf
  5. birds
  6. in water
  7. cold
  8. the rain
  9. it hops
  10. beautiful
  11. eight
  12. False

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