Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 358 · 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 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) high (b) near (c) sharp (d) long
2. 2.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 drink water (d) to sleep
3. 3.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 goat (b) a horse (c) a cow (d) a camel
4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) small (d) long
5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   True or false: Chicks are big and black. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a hive (b) a ball (c) a nest (d) a web
7. 7.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) after rain (c) in a storm (d) at night
8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   When does the peacock dance? (a) when it eats (b) when it rains (c) at night (d) when it is hot
9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   What kind of nose does a dog have? (a) no nose (b) a flat beak (c) a long trunk (d) a sharp nose
10. 10.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    True or false: A frog can live only in water. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
    
    The sun keeps us ___. (a) sleepy (b) cold (c) wet (d) warm

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