Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 459 · 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.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   When does it fall? (a) in summer (b) in the rainy season (c) in winter (d) every day
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) eggs only (b) water (c) stones (d) food
3. 3.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) soft fur (b) a hump (c) a hard shell (d) wings
4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   True or false: Rain falls from the clouds. (a) True (b) False
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 eyes (c) its long tongue (d) its legs
6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) stones (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) leaves
7. 7.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   What seems to change every night? (a) its name (b) its colour (c) its home (d) its shape
8. 8.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) scared (b) slow (c) soft (d) big
9. 9.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 boat (b) the fin (c) the fish (d) the water
10. 10.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) by jumping (d) very fast
11. 11.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
    
    What colour are chicks? (a) green (b) blue (c) black (d) yellow
12. 12.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) short ears (b) round ears (c) no ears (d) long ears

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