Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 221 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   What does rain fill? (a) cups and plates (b) ponds and rivers (c) roads and cars (d) bags and boxes
2. 2.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
3. 3.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
   
   Where can a frog live? (a) only on land (b) on land and in water (c) only in trees (d) only in water
4. 4.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) moon (c) dark (d) ball
5. 5.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) fish (d) insects
6. 6.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) green (b) blue (c) beautiful (d) bird
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) three (b) seven (c) ten (d) five
8. 8.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) insects (c) birds (d) fish
9. 9.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   True or false: An elephant is very small. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
    
    Where do birds make nests? (a) in water (b) in boxes (c) in the sand (d) in trees
11. 11.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
    
    What can most birds do? (a) climb (b) bark (c) fly (d) swim
12. 12.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 cloud (b) the pond (c) the river (d) the rain

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