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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 432 · 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 cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.     (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) leaves (b) seeds (c) stones (d) eggs
  3. 3.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?     (a) in the desert (b) on high mountains (c) on the beach (d) in the sea
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?     (a) long (b) tall (c) small (d) heavy
  5. 5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?     (a) water (b) eggs only (c) stones (d) food
  6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sweet (b) sour (c) bitter (d) salty
  7. 7.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 flying (b) very slowly (c) very fast (d) by jumping
  8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”?     (a) the fin (b) the water (c) the boat (d) the fish
  9. 9.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    How long can a camel walk without water?     (a) for one hour (b) for one minute (c) for days (d) never
  10. 10.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?     (a) round ears (b) short ears (c) long ears (d) no ears
  11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.     (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?     (a) to sleep (b) to swim (c) to drink water (d) to fly

Answer key

  1. False
  2. eggs
  3. on high mountains
  4. small
  5. food
  6. sweet
  7. very slowly
  8. the fish
  9. for days
  10. long ears
  11. True
  12. to drink water

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