← Animal and nature facts lesson New set →

Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 475 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) fruit and shade (b) milk and eggs (c) honey and wool (d) rain and snow
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) fly (b) swim (c) bark (d) climb
  3. 3.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) fish (b) insects (c) mice (d) birds
  4. 4.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a bird (b) a fish (c) a plant (d) an insect
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) blue (b) yellow (c) green (d) black
  6. 6.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 sky (b) the rain (c) the rainbow (d) the sun
  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) small (c) tall (d) heavy
  8. 8.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) no nose (b) a sharp nose (c) a flat beak (d) a long trunk
  9. 9.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) food (c) rain (d) light
  10. 10.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) ten (b) three (c) five (d) seven
  11. 11.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) inside the shell (b) under a tree (c) in the water (d) in a hole
  12. 12.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    When does it hide inside the shell?
    (a) when it is hungry (b) when it is happy (c) when it is hot (d) when it is scared

Answer key

  1. fruit and shade
  2. fly
  3. insects
  4. a bird
  5. yellow
  6. the rainbow
  7. small
  8. a sharp nose
  9. light
  10. seven
  11. inside the shell
  12. when it is scared

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension