Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 295 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) yellow (b) short (c) little (d) big
2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   True or false: A cow gives us eggs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   Where do birds lay eggs? (a) in a nest (b) in a box (c) in a hive (d) in a pond
4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does the elephant have? (a) a short tail (b) two humps (c) a long neck (d) a long trunk
5. 5.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   What is the moon round like sometimes? (a) a box (b) a star (c) a ball (d) a stick
6. 6.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) long (b) high (c) quick (d) slow
7. 7.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants live? (a) in water (b) in trees (c) all alone (d) in big groups
8. 8.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) ten (b) seven (c) five (d) three
9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   Why do dogs bark here? (a) they are hungry (b) someone is at the door (c) they are sleepy (d) it is raining
10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
    
    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”? (a) the cow (b) the calf (c) the grass (d) the milk
11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    How many legs does a fish have? (a) four legs (b) no legs (c) six legs (d) two legs
12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    True or false: A spider has six legs. (a) False (b) True

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