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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 296 · 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 dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?
    (a) near (b) high (c) sharp (d) long
  2. 2.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Where does a camel live?
    (a) in a forest (b) in the sea (c) in the desert (d) in the snow
  3. 3.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black
  4. 4.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
    (a) long ears (b) round ears (c) no ears (d) short ears
  5. 5.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 a hole (c) in the water (d) inside the shell
  6. 6.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Where do birds make nests?
    (a) in the sand (b) in water (c) in trees (d) in boxes
  7. 7.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) wool (c) eggs (d) honey
  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 goat (b) a camel (c) a cow (d) a horse
  9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?
    (a) fish (b) eggs (c) carrots (d) bones
  10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) very hard (b) only at night (c) very little (d) never
  11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) a flat beak (b) no nose (c) a long trunk (d) a sharp nose
  12. 12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) an elephant (b) a camel (c) a giraffe (d) a horse

Answer key

  1. near
  2. in the desert
  3. white
  4. long ears
  5. inside the shell
  6. in trees
  7. milk
  8. a camel
  9. carrots
  10. very hard
  11. a sharp nose
  12. an elephant

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