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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 274 · 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 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) wool (d) honey
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) eggs (b) seeds (c) honey (d) milk
  3. 3.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    How many colours does a rainbow have?
    (a) five (b) three (c) seven (d) ten
  4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What is a baby frog called?
    (a) a calf (b) a chick (c) a tadpole (d) a kitten
  5. 5.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.
    (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?
    (a) under a tree (b) in the water (c) in a hole (d) inside the shell
  8. 8.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) dark (b) ball (c) moon (d) day
  9. 9.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) sour (b) bitter (c) sweet (d) salty
  10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) all alone (b) in big groups (c) in water (d) in trees
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a den (b) in a hive (c) in a hole (d) in a nest
  12. 12.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) water trees (c) cut trees (d) plant trees

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. eggs
  3. seven
  4. a tadpole
  5. False
  6. True
  7. inside the shell
  8. day
  9. sweet
  10. in big groups
  11. in a hive
  12. cut trees

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