Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 238 · 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.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   True or false: The peacock dances when it rains. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow give us? (a) wool (b) milk (c) eggs (d) honey
3. 3.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) big (d) yellow
4. 4.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What is a peacock? (a) an insect (b) a fish (c) a bird (d) a plant
5. 5.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
6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What must we not do? (a) sit in the shade (b) drink water (c) play in the sun (d) look straight at the sun
7. 7.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 rain (d) the river
8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What colours are its feathers? (a) pink and brown (b) blue and green (c) black and white (d) red and yellow
9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants work? (a) never (b) only at night (c) very hard (d) very little
10. 10.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 ball’s (b) the night’s (c) the moon’s (d) the sun’s
11. 11.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    What do children make with snow? (a) kites (b) snowmen (c) sand castles (d) paper boats
12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “warm”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) bright

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