Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
How do ants work? (a) only at night (b) very little (c) very hard (d) never -
2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
What do birds have? (a) fins and scales (b) horns and hooves (c) fur and paws (d) wings and feathers -
3.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 -
4.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) bird (b) blue (c) beautiful (d) green -
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 a frog catch? (a) insects (b) fish (c) mice (d) birds -
6.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
How long can a camel walk without water? (a) never (b) for one hour (c) for one minute (d) for days -
7.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
True or false: A frog can live only in water. (a) False (b) True -
8.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
What do bees make? (a) milk (b) honey (c) silk (d) eggs -
9.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 sun (b) the soil (c) the leaves (d) the sky -
10.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
How does a rabbit move? (a) it swims (b) it flies (c) it hops (d) it crawls -
11.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
Which animal is this about? (a) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a horse (d) a camel -
12.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
How does a tortoise move? (a) very slowly (b) very fast (c) by jumping (d) by flying
Answer key
- very hard
- wings and feathers
- False
- beautiful
- insects
- for days
- False
- honey
- the soil
- it hops
- an elephant
- very slowly
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