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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 522 · 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 spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?     (a) a nest (b) a web (c) a hive (d) a ball
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?     (a) the hills (b) the clouds (c) the sun (d) the trees
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?     (a) its tail only (b) its wings (c) its legs (d) its fins
  4. 4.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?     (a) on the beach (b) in the sea (c) on high mountains (d) in the desert
  5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?     (a) six (b) ten (c) four (d) eight
  6. 6.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) True (b) False
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) eggs (b) leaves (c) seeds (d) stones
  8. 8.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) slow (b) high (c) long (d) quick
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.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) very fast (b) by jumping (c) very slowly (d) by flying
  11. 11.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 box (b) a stick (c) a ball (d) a star
  12. 12.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?     (a) the sun (b) the sky (c) the leaves (d) the soil

Answer key

  1. a web
  2. the clouds
  3. its fins
  4. on high mountains
  5. eight
  6. False
  7. eggs
  8. slow
  9. yellow
  10. very slowly
  11. a ball
  12. the soil

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