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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 251 · 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.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 eyes (c) its long tongue (d) its tail
  2. 2.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    Which word is the opposite of “night”?
    (a) ball (b) dark (c) moon (d) day
  3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a tree (b) under the ground (c) on a roof (d) in a pond
  4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?
    (a) in water (b) in a nest (c) in a tree (d) in the sand
  5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a nest (b) a ball (c) a hive (d) a web
  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 does a frog catch?
    (a) insects (b) mice (c) fish (d) birds
  7. 7.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) True (b) False
  8. 8.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) sleepy (b) warm (c) cold (d) wet
  9. 9.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 spider (c) the web (d) the leg
  10. 10.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) someone is at the door (b) it is raining (c) they are sleepy (d) they are hungry
  11. 11.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    How long can a camel walk without water?
    (a) for one hour (b) for one minute (c) never (d) for days
  12. 12.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) fish (b) wings (c) birds (d) eggs

Answer key

  1. its long tongue
  2. day
  3. under the ground
  4. in water
  5. a web
  6. insects
  7. False
  8. warm
  9. the spider
  10. someone is at the door
  11. for days
  12. birds

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