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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 178 · 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) seven (b) ten (c) five (d) three
  2. 2.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) look straight at the sun (c) drink water (d) sit in the shade
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) six legs (b) no legs (c) two legs (d) four legs
  4. 4.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) all alone (c) in big groups (d) in trees
  5. 5.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 tail (b) its eyes (c) its long tongue (d) its legs
  6. 6.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?
    (a) the sky (b) the leaves (c) the sun (d) the soil
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a horse (b) a giraffe (c) a camel (d) an elephant
  9. 9.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a box (b) in a pond (c) in a nest (d) in a hive
  10. 10.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    What does a camel have on its back?
    (a) wings (b) spots (c) a shell (d) a hump
  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.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 tail only (c) its wings (d) its fins

Answer key

  1. seven
  2. look straight at the sun
  3. no legs
  4. in big groups
  5. its long tongue
  6. False
  7. the soil
  8. an elephant
  9. in a nest
  10. a hump
  11. False
  12. its fins

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