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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 222 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?
    (a) short (b) little (c) yellow (d) big
  2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    When does it fall?
    (a) every day (b) in the rainy season (c) in winter (d) in summer
  3. 3.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) fish (b) insects (c) mice (d) birds
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) a long neck (b) two humps (c) a short tail (d) a long trunk
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) sand castles (b) kites (c) snowmen (d) paper boats
  6. 6.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What is a baby frog called?
    (a) a tadpole (b) a kitten (c) a chick (d) a calf
  7. 7.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) they are hungry (b) they are sleepy (c) it is raining (d) someone is at the door
  8. 8.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its colour (b) its home (c) its name (d) its shape
  9. 9.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) two legs (b) six legs (c) four legs (d) no legs
  10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) blue (b) white (c) black (d) grey
  11. 11.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) blue (b) bird (c) beautiful (d) green
  12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) in big groups (b) all alone (c) in water (d) in trees

Answer key

  1. big
  2. in winter
  3. insects
  4. a long trunk
  5. snowmen
  6. a tadpole
  7. someone is at the door
  8. its shape
  9. no legs
  10. white
  11. beautiful
  12. in big groups

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