Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 150 · 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.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants live? (a) in water (b) in big groups (c) all alone (d) in trees
2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   What does a fish swim with? (a) its legs (b) its wings (c) its tail only (d) its fins
3. 3.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   What must we not do? (a) sit under trees (b) plant trees (c) water trees (d) cut trees
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) insects (c) leaves only (d) birds
5. 5.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) tall (b) long (c) small (d) heavy
6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   The sun keeps us ___. (a) wet (b) sleepy (c) cold (d) warm
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) inside the shell (b) in the water (c) under a tree (d) in a hole
8. 8.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 the sand (c) in a nest (d) in a tree
9. 9.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   True or false: The peacock dances when it rains. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
    
    True or false: Birds make nests in trees. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
    
    What colours are its feathers? (a) pink and brown (b) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and yellow
12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
    
    What is a baby hen called? (a) a calf (b) a chick (c) a cub (d) a puppy

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