Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 336 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants work? (a) never (b) only at night (c) very little (d) very hard
2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the fish (b) the water (c) the fin (d) the boat
3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   Where do bees live? (a) in a hole (b) in a nest (c) in a hive (d) in a den
4. 4.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) before school (b) at night (c) in a storm (d) after rain
5. 5.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 insect (b) the web (c) the spider (d) the leg
6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   True or false: The sun gives us light. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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) ten (b) five (c) seven (d) three
8. 8.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   True or false: A camel lives in the sea. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   Where does rain fall from? (a) the sun (b) the hills (c) the clouds (d) the trees
10. 10.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
    
    In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the sun’s (b) the night’s (c) the ball’s (d) the moon’s
11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    What does a fish swim with? (a) its tail only (b) its legs (c) its wings (d) its fins
12. 12.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) cold (c) hot (d) dry

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