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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 304 · 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) long (b) near (c) high (d) sharp
  2. 2.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What can a dog do from far away?
    (a) see in the dark (b) talk (c) smell things (d) fly
  3. 3.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the clouds (b) the hills (c) the sun (d) the trees
  4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    Which word is the opposite of “warm”?
    (a) bright (b) dry (c) hot (d) cold
  5. 5.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) True (b) False
  6. 6.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?
    (a) small (b) tall (c) heavy (d) long
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) climb (b) fly (c) bark (d) swim
  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) it is raining (b) they are hungry (c) someone is at the door (d) they are sleepy
  10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) birds (b) fish (c) wings (d) eggs
  11. 11.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the river (b) the rain (c) the cloud (d) the pond
  12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) only at night (b) never (c) very hard (d) very little

Answer key

  1. near
  2. smell things
  3. the clouds
  4. cold
  5. False
  6. small
  7. in a hive
  8. fly
  9. someone is at the door
  10. birds
  11. the rain
  12. very hard

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