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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 523 · 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 web (b) a nest (c) a ball (d) a hive
  2. 2.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) on a roof (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
  3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    True or false: An elephant is very small.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its tail (b) its eyes (c) its long tongue (d) its legs
  5. 5.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) a short tail (c) a long trunk (d) two humps
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only fish (b) only plants (c) only birds (d) plants and animals
  7. 7.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) honey (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) milk
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) eggs (b) honey (c) wool (d) milk
  9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    True or false: Rain falls from the clouds.
    (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.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) False (b) True
  11. 11.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) swim (b) bark (c) fly (d) climb
  12. 12.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) cups and plates (b) roads and cars (c) bags and boxes (d) ponds and rivers

Answer key

  1. a web
  2. under the ground
  3. False
  4. its long tongue
  5. a long trunk
  6. plants and animals
  7. eggs
  8. milk
  9. True
  10. True
  11. fly
  12. ponds and rivers

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