Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 380 · 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 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 rainbow (b) the rain (c) the sun (d) the sky
2. 2.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
3. 3.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   The sun keeps us ___. (a) cold (b) wet (c) sleepy (d) warm
4. 4.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   How does a tortoise move? (a) by flying (b) very fast (c) very slowly (d) by jumping
5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) seeds (b) eggs (c) leaves (d) stones
6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a nest (b) a hive (c) a web (d) a ball
7. 7.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 cow (b) the calf (c) the milk (d) the grass
8. 8.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the ball’s (b) the sun’s (c) the night’s (d) the moon’s
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.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) sharp (c) long (d) high
10. 10.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
11. 11.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) at night (c) after rain (d) in a storm
12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
    
    Where is the ants’ home? (a) on a roof (b) under the ground (c) in a pond (d) in a tree

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