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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 473 · 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 dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Why do dogs bark here?     (a) they are sleepy (b) they are hungry (c) someone is at the door (d) it is raining
  2. 2.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) an insect (b) a bird (c) a fish (d) a plant
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) two legs (b) no legs (c) six legs (d) four legs
  4. 4.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) slow (b) quick (c) long (d) high
  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) stones (b) food (c) eggs only (d) water
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?     (a) yellow (b) blue (c) black (d) green
  7. 7.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?     (a) paper boats (b) snowmen (c) sand castles (d) kites
  8. 8.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What does the sun give us?     (a) water (b) rain (c) food (d) light
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.     (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.     (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. someone is at the door
  2. a bird
  3. no legs
  4. slow
  5. food
  6. yellow
  7. snowmen
  8. light
  9. in winter
  10. eggs
  11. False
  12. False

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