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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 206 · 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 spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a web (b) a hive (c) a ball (d) a nest
  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.

    What can a dog do from far away?
    (a) see in the dark (b) smell things (c) fly (d) talk
  3. 3.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 hops (c) it flies (d) it crawls
  4. 4.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 goat (b) a camel (c) a horse (d) a cow
  5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) silk (b) honey (c) eggs (d) milk
  6. 6.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) bees (d) birds
  7. 7.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 wings (c) its tail only (d) its fins
  8. 8.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) all alone (b) in trees (c) in water (d) in big groups
  9. 9.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?
    (a) a cub (b) a kid (c) a chick (d) a calf
  10. 10.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.
    (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.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 leg (d) the insect
  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) sit in the shade (b) play in the sun (c) look straight at the sun (d) drink water

Answer key

  1. a web
  2. smell things
  3. it hops
  4. a camel
  5. honey
  6. birds
  7. its fins
  8. in big groups
  9. a calf
  10. True
  11. the spider
  12. look straight at the sun

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