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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 446 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?     (a) plants and animals (b) only plants (c) only birds (d) only fish
  2. 2.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?     (a) very little (b) only at night (c) never (d) very hard
  3. 3.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) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) bright
  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) cold (b) wet (c) warm (d) sleepy
  5. 5.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?     (a) the river (b) the pond (c) the rain (d) the cloud
  6. 6.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”?     (a) the sun’s (b) the night’s (c) the moon’s (d) the ball’s
  7. 7.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) heavy (d) small
  8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    When does it fall?     (a) every day (b) in summer (c) in winter (d) in the rainy season
  9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.     (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a plant (b) a fish (c) an insect (d) a bird
  11. 11.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.     (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.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 tree (b) in a pond (c) under the ground (d) on a roof

Answer key

  1. plants and animals
  2. very hard
  3. cold
  4. warm
  5. the rain
  6. the moon’s
  7. small
  8. in winter
  9. True
  10. a bird
  11. True
  12. under the ground

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