Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 168 · 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.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   Where does a fish live? (a) in the sand (b) in a nest (c) in a tree (d) in water
2. 2.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) sharp (b) near (c) high (d) long
3. 3.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
4. 4.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) seeds (b) eggs (c) stones (d) leaves
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 snow (b) in the sea (c) in the desert (d) in a forest
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) black and white (b) blue and green (c) pink and brown (d) red and yellow
7. 7.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
8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   What colour is snow? (a) blue (b) white (c) black (d) grey
9. 9.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) under the ground (b) in a pond (c) on a roof (d) in a tree
10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    What does a spider spin? (a) a nest (b) a ball (c) a hive (d) a web
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 boat (b) the fin (c) the fish (d) the water
12. 12.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

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