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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 162 · 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.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    How many colours does a rainbow have?     (a) ten (b) three (c) seven (d) five
  2. 2.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.     (a) warm (b) cold (c) wet (d) sleepy
  3. 3.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) dry (d) bright
  4. 4.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 calf (b) the grass (c) the milk (d) the cow
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) seeds (b) milk (c) honey (d) eggs
  6. 6.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?     (a) high (b) long (c) sharp (d) near
  7. 7.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?     (a) bones (b) fish (c) carrots (d) eggs
  8. 8.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 hard shell (d) a hump
  9. 9.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) False (b) True
  10. 10.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?     (a) a stick (b) a box (c) a star (d) a ball
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”?     (a) the fin (b) the water (c) the boat (d) the fish
  12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?     (a) insects (b) birds (c) fish (d) leaves only

Answer key

  1. seven
  2. warm
  3. cold
  4. the cow
  5. eggs
  6. near
  7. carrots
  8. a hard shell
  9. True
  10. a ball
  11. the fish
  12. insects

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