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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 288 · 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 spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) eight (b) ten (c) six (d) four
  2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) eggs (b) wool (c) milk (d) honey
  4. 4.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) at night (b) before school (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  5. 5.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 minute (b) never (c) for days (d) for one hour
  6. 6.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) a plant (c) a fish (d) an insect
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from house to house (b) from flower to flower (c) from tree to sea (d) from rock to rock
  9. 9.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?
    (a) to sleep (b) to fly (c) to drink water (d) to swim
  10. 10.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 chick (b) a kitten (c) a calf (d) a tadpole
  11. 11.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 fruit (b) the flowers (c) the leaves (d) the roots
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) blue (b) grey (c) white (d) black

Answer key

  1. eight
  2. False
  3. milk
  4. after rain
  5. for days
  6. a bird
  7. an elephant
  8. from flower to flower
  9. to drink water
  10. a tadpole
  11. the roots
  12. white

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