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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 528 · 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.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) food (b) water (c) light (d) rain
  2. 2.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?     (a) never (b) very little (c) only at night (d) very hard
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) no legs (b) six legs (c) two legs (d) four legs
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a camel (b) a giraffe (c) a horse (d) an elephant
  5. 5.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?     (a) pink and brown (b) blue and green (c) black and white (d) red and yellow
  6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?     (a) silk (b) milk (c) honey (d) eggs
  7. 7.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.     (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?     (a) a kid (b) a cub (c) a calf (d) a chick
  9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?     (a) the river (b) the pond (c) the rain (d) the cloud
  10. 10.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?     (a) bones (b) carrots (c) eggs (d) fish
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?     (a) fish (b) insects (c) leaves only (d) birds
  12. 12.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?     (a) birds (b) bees (c) cows (d) fish

Answer key

  1. light
  2. very hard
  3. no legs
  4. an elephant
  5. blue and green
  6. honey
  7. True
  8. a calf
  9. the rain
  10. carrots
  11. insects
  12. birds

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