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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 422 · 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 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) big (c) scared (d) soft
  2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

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

    What is a baby hen called?     (a) a cub (b) a chick (c) a puppy (d) a calf
  4. 4.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) a hump (b) soft fur (c) a hard shell (d) wings
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) stones (b) seeds (c) eggs (d) leaves
  6. 6.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) long (b) slow (c) high (d) quick
  7. 7.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) salty (b) sour (c) bitter (d) sweet
  8. 8.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.     (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?     (a) in water (b) in big groups (c) all alone (d) in trees
  10. 10.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.     (a) wet (b) warm (c) sleepy (d) cold
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) six legs (b) two legs (c) no legs (d) four legs
  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. soft
  2. milk
  3. a chick
  4. a hard shell
  5. eggs
  6. slow
  7. sweet
  8. False
  9. in big groups
  10. warm
  11. no legs
  12. False

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