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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 269 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the hills (b) the clouds (c) the sun (d) the trees
  2. 2.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) wet (c) warm (d) cold
  3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a giraffe (b) an elephant (c) a horse (d) a camel
  4. 4.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?
    (a) at night (b) at lunch (c) in the morning (d) at noon
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) fly (b) bark (c) swim (d) climb
  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 it catch insects with?
    (a) its long tongue (b) its eyes (c) its legs (d) its tail
  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 the sun shines (b) when the moon shines (c) when it snows (d) when it is dark
  8. 8.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 camel (b) a horse (c) a goat (d) a cow
  9. 9.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When does a rainbow come?
    (a) before school (b) at night (c) in a storm (d) after rain
  10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) wool
  11. 11.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?
    (a) plant trees (b) water trees (c) cut trees (d) sit under trees
  12. 12.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 leg (d) the web

Answer key

  1. the clouds
  2. warm
  3. an elephant
  4. at night
  5. fly
  6. its long tongue
  7. when the sun shines
  8. a camel
  9. after rain
  10. milk
  11. cut trees
  12. the spider

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