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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 226 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?     (a) the hills (b) the sun (c) the trees (d) the clouds
  2. 2.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 calf (b) a kitten (c) a chick (d) a tadpole
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sour (b) salty (c) sweet (d) bitter
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?     (a) big (b) short (c) yellow (d) little
  5. 5.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?     (a) in the sand (b) in water (c) in a tree (d) in a nest
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) milk (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) honey
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?     (a) bark (b) fly (c) climb (d) swim
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a plant (b) a bird (c) a fish (d) an insect
  9. 9.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?     (a) its legs (b) its long tongue (c) its tail (d) its eyes
  10. 10.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?     (a) fruit and shade (b) rain and snow (c) milk and eggs (d) honey and wool
  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) bird (b) beautiful (c) blue (d) green
  12. 12.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) three (c) ten (d) seven

Answer key

  1. the clouds
  2. a tadpole
  3. sweet
  4. big
  5. in water
  6. eggs
  7. fly
  8. a bird
  9. its long tongue
  10. fruit and shade
  11. beautiful
  12. seven

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