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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 482 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?     (a) a short tail (b) a long neck (c) a long trunk (d) two humps
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) milk (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) honey
  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) six legs (b) no legs (c) two legs (d) four legs
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?     (a) a puppy (b) a cub (c) a chick (d) a calf
  5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?     (a) honey (b) silk (c) milk (d) eggs
  6. 6.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?     (a) white (b) wet (c) hot (d) high
  7. 7.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) honey and wool (c) rain and snow (d) fruit and shade
  8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?     (a) in a nest (b) in the sand (c) in water (d) in a tree
  9. 9.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a camel (b) a cow (c) a goat (d) a horse
  10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?     (a) four (b) six (c) eight (d) ten
  11. 11.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?     (a) the milk (b) the cow (c) the grass (d) the calf
  12. 12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?     (a) to swim (b) to sleep (c) to drink water (d) to fly

Answer key

  1. a long trunk
  2. eggs
  3. no legs
  4. a chick
  5. honey
  6. hot
  7. fruit and shade
  8. in water
  9. a camel
  10. eight
  11. the cow
  12. to drink water

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