← Animal and nature facts lesson New set →

Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 533 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a giraffe (b) a camel (c) an elephant (d) a horse
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?     (a) fly (b) climb (c) swim (d) bark
  3. 3.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?     (a) paper boats (b) sand castles (c) snowmen (d) kites
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?     (a) blue (b) yellow (c) black (d) green
  5. 5.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    True or false: Leaves make food for the plant.     (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?     (a) the rain (b) the sky (c) the rainbow (d) the sun
  8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?     (a) yellow (b) short (c) little (d) big
  9. 9.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.     (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.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) milk (c) honey (d) wool
  11. 11.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?     (a) in water (b) all alone (c) in big groups (d) in trees
  12. 12.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?     (a) in the morning (b) at lunch (c) at night (d) at noon

Answer key

  1. an elephant
  2. fly
  3. snowmen
  4. yellow
  5. True
  6. True
  7. the rainbow
  8. big
  9. False
  10. milk
  11. in big groups
  12. at night

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension