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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 502 · 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.

    What do birds have?
    (a) fins and scales (b) fur and paws (c) wings and feathers (d) horns and hooves
  2. 2.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 hungry (b) someone is at the door (c) they are sleepy (d) it is raining
  3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) fish (b) leaves only (c) birds (d) insects
  4. 4.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a stick (b) a star (c) a box (d) a ball
  5. 5.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) high (b) slow (c) long (d) quick
  6. 6.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) ten (c) eight (d) six
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.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 grass (b) the calf (c) the milk (d) the cow
  9. 9.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) tall (b) heavy (c) small (d) long
  10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?
    (a) the spider (b) the web (c) the insect (d) the leg
  11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What can a dog do from far away?
    (a) talk (b) smell things (c) see in the dark (d) fly
  12. 12.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 the water (c) inside the shell (d) in a hole

Answer key

  1. wings and feathers
  2. someone is at the door
  3. insects
  4. a ball
  5. slow
  6. eight
  7. a long trunk
  8. the cow
  9. small
  10. the spider
  11. smell things
  12. inside the shell

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