Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 35 · 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.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   What does it have on its back? (a) a hard shell (b) wings (c) a hump (d) soft fur
2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow eat? (a) nuts and seeds (b) fish and meat (c) grass and hay (d) bread and jam
3. 3.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 short tail (c) a long neck (d) a long trunk
4. 4.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   Where does a camel live? (a) in the desert (b) in the snow (c) in a forest (d) in the sea
5. 5.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What must we not do? (a) drink water (b) play in the sun (c) sit in the shade (d) look straight at the sun
6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   How does honey taste? (a) bitter (b) salty (c) sweet (d) sour
7. 7.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What gets stuck in the web? (a) birds (b) insects (c) fish (d) leaves only
8. 8.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
9. 9.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 sleep (c) to drink water (d) to swim
10. 10.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    What does it catch insects with? (a) its legs (b) its long tongue (c) its eyes (d) its tail
11. 11.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
12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
    
    What does a rabbit like to eat? (a) eggs (b) carrots (c) fish (d) bones

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