Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 141 · 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 animal is this about? (a) a giraffe (b) a camel (c) a horse (d) an elephant
2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What colour are chicks? (a) blue (b) black (c) yellow (d) green
3. 3.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
   
   True or false: A rabbit has long ears. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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) a hard shell (b) soft fur (c) wings (d) a hump
5. 5.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow eat? (a) bread and jam (b) grass and hay (c) nuts and seeds (d) fish and meat
6. 6.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) black and white (c) pink and brown (d) red and yellow
7. 7.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) yellow (c) short (d) little
8. 8.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   What do ants carry? (a) stones (b) eggs only (c) food (d) water
9. 9.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) water (c) food (d) rain
10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
    
    What do birds have? (a) fins and scales (b) fur and paws (c) horns and hooves (d) wings and feathers
11. 11.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
12. 12.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
    
    Where do bees fly? (a) from house to house (b) from flower to flower (c) from rock to rock (d) from tree to sea

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