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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 417 · 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.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a fish (b) a bird (c) an insect (d) a plant
  2. 2.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 ball (d) a web
  3. 3.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?     (a) wool (b) honey (c) milk (d) eggs
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?     (a) little (b) yellow (c) short (d) big
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.     (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?     (a) paper boats (b) snowmen (c) sand castles (d) kites
  7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    How many colours does a rainbow have?     (a) three (b) ten (c) five (d) seven
  8. 8.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) stones (b) leaves (c) eggs (d) seeds
  9. 9.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 sun (c) the rain (d) the sky
  10. 10.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) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
  11. 11.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    True or false: Leaves make food for the plant.     (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.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

Answer key

  1. a bird
  2. a web
  3. milk
  4. big
  5. True
  6. snowmen
  7. seven
  8. eggs
  9. the rainbow
  10. under the ground
  11. True
  12. False

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