Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 243 · 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.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What does the sun give us? (a) light (b) water (c) food (d) rain
2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   True or false: A fish has four legs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   True or false: Ants live all alone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   What can a dog do from far away? (a) fly (b) smell things (c) see in the dark (d) talk
6. 6.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Where does the tortoise hide? (a) under a tree (b) in the water (c) in a hole (d) inside the shell
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 camel (c) a goat (d) a cow
8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   True or false: Chicks are big and black. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) slow (b) soft (c) big (d) scared
10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    What gets stuck in the web? (a) fish (b) birds (c) leaves only (d) insects
11. 11.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) look straight at the sun (d) play in the sun
12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    What do children make with snow? (a) snowmen (b) kites (c) sand castles (d) paper boats

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