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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 466 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) silk (b) milk (c) eggs (d) honey
  2. 2.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?
    (a) under a tree (b) in a hole (c) in the water (d) inside the shell
  3. 3.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    Which word is the opposite of “night”?
    (a) ball (b) day (c) moon (d) dark
  4. 4.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) rain and snow (b) honey and wool (c) milk and eggs (d) fruit and shade
  6. 6.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) very slowly (b) by flying (c) by jumping (d) very fast
  7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) black and white (b) blue and green (c) red and yellow (d) pink and brown
  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) slow (b) soft (c) scared (d) big
  9. 9.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?
    (a) the rain (b) the sky (c) the sun (d) the rainbow
  10. 10.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) a long trunk (b) a long neck (c) a short tail (d) two humps
  11. 11.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) before school (b) at night (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) milk (b) honey (c) eggs (d) seeds

Answer key

  1. honey
  2. inside the shell
  3. day
  4. True
  5. fruit and shade
  6. very slowly
  7. blue and green
  8. soft
  9. the rainbow
  10. a long trunk
  11. after rain
  12. eggs

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