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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 455 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) horns and hooves (b) fur and paws (c) fins and scales (d) wings and feathers
  2. 2.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) seven (c) five (d) ten
  3. 3.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    What does a camel have on its back?
    (a) a shell (b) wings (c) spots (d) a hump
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a camel (b) a giraffe (c) an elephant (d) a horse
  5. 5.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its tail (b) its legs (c) its eyes (d) its long tongue
  6. 6.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) milk and eggs (b) fruit and shade (c) rain and snow (d) honey and wool
  7. 7.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 water (b) the fin (c) the boat (d) the fish
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.
    (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from tree to sea (b) from rock to rock (c) from house to house (d) from flower to flower
  10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) four legs (b) no legs (c) six legs (d) two legs
  11. 11.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) never (b) only at night (c) very hard (d) very little
  12. 12.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) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. wings and feathers
  2. seven
  3. a hump
  4. an elephant
  5. its long tongue
  6. fruit and shade
  7. the fish
  8. True
  9. from flower to flower
  10. no legs
  11. very hard
  12. False

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