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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 51 · 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 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) three (b) five (c) seven (d) ten
  2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?     (a) blue (b) black (c) white (d) grey
  3. 3.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?     (a) wings (b) a hump (c) soft fur (d) a hard shell
  4. 4.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.     (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sour (b) salty (c) bitter (d) sweet
  6. 6.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”?     (a) the ball’s (b) the moon’s (c) the sun’s (d) the night’s
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?     (a) its wings (b) its tail only (c) its fins (d) its legs
  9. 9.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?     (a) the leaves (b) the fruit (c) the roots (d) the flowers
  10. 10.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.     (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    True or false: A spider has six legs.     (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.     (a) wet (b) cold (c) sleepy (d) warm

Answer key

  1. seven
  2. white
  3. a hard shell
  4. True
  5. sweet
  6. the moon’s
  7. yellow
  8. its fins
  9. the roots
  10. True
  11. False
  12. warm

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