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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 272 · 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.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?
    (a) the flowers (b) the fruit (c) the leaves (d) the roots
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) swim (b) climb (c) fly (d) bark
  3. 3.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the trees (b) the hills (c) the sun (d) the clouds
  4. 4.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 goat (c) a cow (d) a horse
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a chick (b) a puppy (c) a calf (d) a cub
  6. 6.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 it is dark (c) when it snows (d) when the moon shines
  7. 7.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) very slowly (c) by flying (d) by jumping
  8. 8.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) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) mice
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.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) False (b) True
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?
    (a) in a tree (b) in a nest (c) in the sand (d) in water
  12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) look straight at the sun (b) drink water (c) sit in the shade (d) play in the sun

Answer key

  1. the roots
  2. fly
  3. the clouds
  4. a camel
  5. a chick
  6. when the sun shines
  7. very slowly
  8. insects
  9. True
  10. False
  11. in water
  12. look straight at the sun

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