Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 423 · 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 peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) green (b) beautiful (c) blue (d) bird
2. 2.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) water (c) eggs only (d) stones
3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a web (b) a ball (c) a hive (d) a nest
4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   The sun keeps us ___. (a) sleepy (b) warm (c) wet (d) cold
5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What colour are chicks? (a) black (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
6. 6.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) all alone (c) in trees (d) in big groups
7. 7.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) before school (c) after rain (d) at night
8. 8.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   Where do birds make nests? (a) in the sand (b) in boxes (c) in trees (d) in water
9. 9.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 jumping (b) very slowly (c) by flying (d) very fast
10. 10.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) hot (b) cold (c) bright (d) dry
11. 11.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    Where does a camel live? (a) in the snow (b) in the desert (c) in the sea (d) in a forest
12. 12.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) birds (b) fish (c) eggs (d) wings

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