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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 216 · 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 dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?
    (a) high (b) sharp (c) long (d) near
  2. 2.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?
    (a) carrots (b) fish (c) bones (d) eggs
  3. 3.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow eat?
    (a) fish and meat (b) nuts and seeds (c) bread and jam (d) grass and hay
  4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) ponds and rivers (b) roads and cars (c) bags and boxes (d) cups and plates
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?
    (a) long (b) tall (c) small (d) heavy
  7. 7.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 horse (b) a cow (c) a goat (d) a camel
  8. 8.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) green (c) beautiful (d) blue
  9. 9.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”?
    (a) the water (b) the fin (c) the boat (d) the fish
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?
    (a) a hard shell (b) soft fur (c) wings (d) a hump
  12. 12.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Why do dogs bark here?
    (a) it is raining (b) they are hungry (c) someone is at the door (d) they are sleepy

Answer key

  1. near
  2. carrots
  3. grass and hay
  4. ponds and rivers
  5. False
  6. small
  7. a camel
  8. beautiful
  9. the fish
  10. False
  11. a hard shell
  12. someone is at the door

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