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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 205 · 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 moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its colour (b) its name (c) its shape (d) its home
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) ponds and rivers (b) bags and boxes (c) roads and cars (d) cups and plates
  3. 3.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) in the sea (b) on high mountains (c) on the beach (d) in the desert
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) horns and hooves (b) wings and feathers (c) fins and scales (d) fur and paws
  6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) warm (b) sleepy (c) cold (d) wet
  7. 7.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) mice (b) birds (c) insects (d) fish
  8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) four legs (b) six legs (c) no legs (d) two legs
  9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.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 sky (b) the sun (c) the rain (d) the rainbow
  11. 11.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?
    (a) the flowers (b) the roots (c) the leaves (d) the fruit
  12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) look straight at the sun (b) sit in the shade (c) play in the sun (d) drink water

Answer key

  1. its shape
  2. ponds and rivers
  3. False
  4. on high mountains
  5. wings and feathers
  6. warm
  7. insects
  8. no legs
  9. True
  10. the rainbow
  11. the roots
  12. look straight at the sun

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