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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 311 · 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.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) a long trunk (b) a flat beak (c) no nose (d) a sharp nose
  2. 2.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What does the sun give us?
    (a) water (b) food (c) rain (d) light
  3. 3.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    When does the peacock dance?
    (a) when it eats (b) when it rains (c) when it is hot (d) at night
  4. 4.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?
    (a) the leg (b) the insect (c) the web (d) the spider
  5. 5.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    Which word in the passage means “very pretty”?
    (a) green (b) beautiful (c) bird (d) blue
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) wet (b) cold (c) warm (d) sleepy
  8. 8.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) eggs (b) birds (c) wings (d) fish
  9. 9.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) an insect (b) a bird (c) a plant (d) a fish
  10. 10.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?
    (a) in the morning (b) at night (c) at noon (d) at lunch
  11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?
    (a) the sky (b) the sun (c) the rain (d) the rainbow
  12. 12.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) five (b) ten (c) three (d) seven

Answer key

  1. a sharp nose
  2. light
  3. when it rains
  4. the spider
  5. beautiful
  6. False
  7. warm
  8. birds
  9. a bird
  10. at night
  11. the rainbow
  12. seven

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