Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 391 · 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.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   When does the moon shine? (a) at noon (b) at lunch (c) at night (d) in the morning
2. 2.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) slow (b) scared (c) soft (d) big
3. 3.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 ball (b) a stick (c) a star (d) a box
4. 4.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”? (a) wings (b) fish (c) eggs (d) birds
5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   When does it fall? (a) in the rainy season (b) every day (c) in winter (d) in summer
6. 6.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when it snows (b) when the sun shines (c) when the moon shines (d) when it is dark
7. 7.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) wings (c) a hump (d) a hard shell
8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow give us? (a) eggs (b) wool (c) honey (d) milk
9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   What do ants carry? (a) food (b) stones (c) eggs only (d) water
10. 10.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) in a storm (b) after rain (c) before school (d) at night
11. 11.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) fish and meat (c) nuts and seeds (d) grass and hay
12. 12.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    True or false: A fish has four legs. (a) False (b) True

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