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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 166 · 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.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) bright (b) cold (c) hot (d) dry
  2. 2.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) fish and meat (c) grass and hay (d) nuts and seeds
  3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
  4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its long tongue (b) its legs (c) its tail (d) its eyes
  5. 5.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Where does a camel live?
    (a) in the sea (b) in a forest (c) in the snow (d) in the desert
  6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) play in the sun (b) drink water (c) look straight at the sun (d) sit in the shade
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a nest (b) in a hive (c) in a hole (d) in a den
  9. 9.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) an elephant (d) a horse
  10. 10.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) fish (b) insects (c) birds (d) mice
  11. 11.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) fur and paws (b) fins and scales (c) horns and hooves (d) wings and feathers
  12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) high (b) quick (c) long (d) slow

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. grass and hay
  3. under the ground
  4. its long tongue
  5. in the desert
  6. look straight at the sun
  7. in water
  8. in a hive
  9. an elephant
  10. insects
  11. wings and feathers
  12. slow

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