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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 297 · 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 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) for days (c) for one hour (d) never
  2. 2.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a nest (b) a hive (c) a web (d) a ball
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) six legs (b) two legs (c) no legs (d) four legs
  4. 4.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) four (b) eight (c) ten (d) six
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) in the sea (b) on high mountains (c) on the beach (d) in the desert
  6. 6.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What makes food for the plant?
    (a) green leaves (b) the soil (c) the roots (d) the stem
  7. 7.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) in a storm (b) after rain (c) before school (d) at night
  8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) honey (b) seeds (c) milk (d) eggs
  9. 9.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) by flying (b) very fast (c) by jumping (d) very slowly
  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 calf (c) a kitten (d) a tadpole
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) silk
  12. 12.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 sharp nose (b) no nose (c) a flat beak (d) a long trunk

Answer key

  1. for days
  2. a web
  3. no legs
  4. eight
  5. on high mountains
  6. green leaves
  7. after rain
  8. eggs
  9. very slowly
  10. a tadpole
  11. honey
  12. a sharp nose

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