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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 209 · 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.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) never (b) only at night (c) very hard (d) very little
  2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.
    (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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 leaves (b) the flowers (c) the roots (d) the fruit
  4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the pond (b) the cloud (c) the rain (d) the river
  5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?
    (a) to drink water (b) to fly (c) to sleep (d) to swim
  6. 6.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) True (b) False
  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 wings (b) its tail only (c) its legs (d) its fins
  8. 8.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a box (b) a stick (c) a ball (d) a star
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.
    (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) no nose (b) a long trunk (c) a sharp nose (d) a flat beak
  12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) quick (b) high (c) long (d) slow

Answer key

  1. very hard
  2. False
  3. the roots
  4. the rain
  5. to drink water
  6. True
  7. its fins
  8. a ball
  9. warm
  10. True
  11. a sharp nose
  12. slow

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