Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 356 · 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 cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow eat? (a) bread and jam (b) nuts and seeds (c) grass and hay (d) fish and meat
2. 2.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   True or false: A spider has six legs. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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) soft fur (b) a hard shell (c) a hump (d) wings
4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   What does rain fill? (a) cups and plates (b) roads and cars (c) bags and boxes (d) ponds and rivers
5. 5.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
   
   Where can a frog live? (a) only on land (b) on land and in water (c) only in trees (d) only in water
6. 6.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What is a baby cow called? (a) a cub (b) a chick (c) a kid (d) a calf
7. 7.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) dry (b) bright (c) hot (d) cold
8. 8.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   Who needs rain? (a) only fish (b) plants and animals (c) only birds (d) only plants
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 sleep (b) to fly (c) to drink water (d) to swim
10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
    
    What do ants carry? (a) eggs only (b) water (c) food (d) stones
11. 11.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
12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    Which animal is this about? (a) a cow (b) a camel (c) a horse (d) a goat

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