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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 319 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its colour (b) its home (c) its shape (d) its name
  4. 4.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What do plants need?
    (a) toys and games (b) water and sunlight (c) sand and stones (d) milk and bread
  5. 5.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.
    (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the trees (b) the hills (c) the clouds (d) the sun
  7. 7.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) black (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
  8. 8.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?
    (a) soft (b) slow (c) big (d) scared
  9. 9.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) two humps (b) a long trunk (c) a long neck (d) a short tail
  10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) under the ground (b) on a roof (c) in a pond (d) in a tree
  11. 11.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) never (b) for one minute (c) for days (d) for one hour
  12. 12.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) wings (b) eggs (c) fish (d) birds

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. its shape
  4. water and sunlight
  5. True
  6. the clouds
  7. yellow
  8. soft
  9. a long trunk
  10. under the ground
  11. for days
  12. birds

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