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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 551 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.     (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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) 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) sweet (b) bitter (c) salty (d) sour
  6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?     (a) birds (b) fish (c) leaves only (d) insects
  7. 7.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?     (a) quick (b) slow (c) long (d) high
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?     (a) to swim (b) to sleep (c) to fly (d) to drink water
  9. 9.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) True (b) False
  10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?     (a) in a nest (b) in a box (c) in a hive (d) in a pond
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) six legs (b) four legs (c) no legs (d) two legs
  12. 12.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?     (a) blue and green (b) pink and brown (c) red and yellow (d) black and white

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. in big groups
  4. True
  5. sweet
  6. insects
  7. slow
  8. to drink water
  9. True
  10. in a nest
  11. no legs
  12. blue and green

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