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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 256 · 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 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) big (c) scared (d) soft
  2. 2.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?     (a) sit under trees (b) cut trees (c) plant trees (d) water trees
  3. 3.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a bird (b) an insect (c) a plant (d) a fish
  4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?     (a) the clouds (b) the sun (c) the hills (d) the trees
  5. 5.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) moon (b) ball (c) dark (d) day
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    True or false: Rain falls from the clouds.     (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?     (a) in the sea (b) in the desert (c) on high mountains (d) on the beach
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) eggs (b) honey (c) seeds (d) milk
  10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?     (a) eggs only (b) food (c) water (d) stones
  11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?     (a) a long trunk (b) a flat beak (c) no nose (d) a sharp nose
  12. 12.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sour (b) sweet (c) bitter (d) salty

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. cut trees
  3. a bird
  4. the clouds
  5. day
  6. True
  7. False
  8. on high mountains
  9. eggs
  10. food
  11. a sharp nose
  12. sweet

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