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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 363 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?
    (a) the sun (b) the rainbow (c) the rain (d) the sky
  3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    True or false: An elephant is very small.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    What does a camel have on its back?
    (a) a shell (b) a hump (c) wings (d) spots
  5. 5.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a plant (b) a bird (c) a fish (d) an insect
  6. 6.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) long (c) sharp (d) near
  7. 7.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its wings (b) its fins (c) its legs (d) its tail only
  8. 8.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 swim (c) to drink water (d) to fly
  9. 9.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    When does it hide inside the shell?
    (a) when it is hot (b) when it is happy (c) when it is scared (d) when it is hungry
  10. 10.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a box (b) a stick (c) a ball (d) a star
  11. 11.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) sit in the shade (b) drink water (c) play in the sun (d) look straight at the sun
  12. 12.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) bags and boxes (b) cups and plates (c) ponds and rivers (d) roads and cars

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the rainbow
  3. False
  4. a hump
  5. a bird
  6. near
  7. its fins
  8. to drink water
  9. when it is scared
  10. a ball
  11. look straight at the sun
  12. ponds and rivers

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