Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 248 · 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.
   
   When does the peacock dance? (a) when it rains (b) at night (c) when it is hot (d) when it eats
2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   When does it fall? (a) in summer (b) every day (c) in winter (d) in the rainy season
3. 3.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   How does a tortoise move? (a) very fast (b) by jumping (c) very slowly (d) by flying
4. 4.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   Where do birds make nests? (a) in trees (b) in boxes (c) in the sand (d) in water
5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   True or false: A spider has six legs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   True or false: Bees live in a hive. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when it snows (b) when the sun shines (c) when the moon shines (d) when it is dark
8. 8.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
9. 9.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the water (b) the fish (c) the fin (d) the boat
10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”? (a) the insect (b) the web (c) the spider (d) the leg
11. 11.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
    
    What is the moon round like sometimes? (a) a ball (b) a box (c) a star (d) a stick
12. 12.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.
    
    Where do roots get water from? (a) the soil (b) the sun (c) the sky (d) the leaves

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