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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 344 · 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 cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?     (a) the milk (b) the cow (c) the calf (d) the grass
  2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?     (a) a long neck (b) a short tail (c) a long trunk (d) two humps
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?     (a) in a box (b) in a nest (c) in a pond (d) in a hive
  6. 6.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) birds (c) fish (d) eggs
  7. 7.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?     (a) to fly (b) to swim (c) to sleep (d) to drink water
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a giraffe (b) a horse (c) a camel (d) an elephant
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?     (a) stones (b) food (c) water (d) eggs only
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.     (a) False (b) True
  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.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?     (a) sharp (b) near (c) high (d) long

Answer key

  1. the cow
  2. a long trunk
  3. seven
  4. True
  5. in a nest
  6. birds
  7. to drink water
  8. an elephant
  9. food
  10. in a hive
  11. False
  12. near

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