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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 495 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?     (a) fish (b) eggs (c) birds (d) wings
  2. 2.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 fast (c) by jumping (d) very slowly
  3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) eggs (b) honey (c) milk (d) seeds
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.     (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.     (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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) seven (c) three (d) five
  8. 8.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.     (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.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 neck (b) two humps (c) a long trunk (d) a short tail
  10. 10.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.     (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.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) light (d) food
  12. 12.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?     (a) at noon (b) at night (c) in the morning (d) at lunch

Answer key

  1. birds
  2. very slowly
  3. eggs
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. seven
  8. False
  9. a long trunk
  10. True
  11. light
  12. at night

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