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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 387 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) wings and feathers (b) fur and paws (c) horns and hooves (d) fins and scales
  2. 2.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) bright (b) hot (c) cold (d) dry
  3. 3.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 in water (b) on land and in water (c) only in trees (d) only on land
  4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) fish (b) insects (c) birds (d) mice
  5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) a long trunk (b) two humps (c) a short tail (d) a long neck
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the pond (b) the river (c) the rain (d) the cloud
  7. 7.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) True (b) False
  8. 8.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hole (b) in a nest (c) in a den (d) in a hive
  9. 9.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 web (c) a ball (d) a hive
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) salty (b) sweet (c) sour (d) bitter
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wings and feathers
  2. cold
  3. on land and in water
  4. insects
  5. a long trunk
  6. the rain
  7. False
  8. in a hive
  9. a web
  10. sweet
  11. under the ground
  12. False

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