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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 186 · 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.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?
    (a) the sun (b) the rainbow (c) the sky (d) the rain
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a horse (b) a goat (c) a cow (d) a camel
  4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) bags and boxes (b) cups and plates (c) roads and cars (d) ponds and rivers
  5. 5.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 fish (c) the boat (d) the water
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue (d) black
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?
    (a) the spider (b) the web (c) the insect (d) the leg
  9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?
    (a) fish (b) cows (c) birds (d) bees
  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) mice (d) birds
  11. 11.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) milk (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) honey
  12. 12.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) in a hole (b) inside the shell (c) in the water (d) under a tree

Answer key

  1. the rainbow
  2. carrots
  3. a camel
  4. ponds and rivers
  5. the fish
  6. yellow
  7. True
  8. the spider
  9. birds
  10. insects
  11. eggs
  12. inside the shell

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