Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 212 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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 swim (b) to drink water (c) to fly (d) to sleep
2. 2.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 camel (b) a goat (c) a cow (d) a horse
3. 3.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
4. 4.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) False (b) True
5. 5.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   What does a camel have on its back? (a) a hump (b) a shell (c) spots (d) wings
6. 6.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 fins (c) its wings (d) its tail only
7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   How many colours does a rainbow have? (a) five (b) ten (c) three (d) seven
8. 8.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the night’s (b) the moon’s (c) the ball’s (d) the sun’s
9. 9.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) by jumping (c) by flying (d) very fast
10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
    
    What does a cow give us? (a) milk (b) wool (c) eggs (d) honey
11. 11.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
12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    What gets stuck in the web? (a) birds (b) leaves only (c) insects (d) fish

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