Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 555 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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
2. 2.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 horse (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What colour are chicks? (a) black (b) blue (c) yellow (d) green
4. 4.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 hive (c) a ball (d) a web
5. 5.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Where does the tortoise hide? (a) in a hole (b) inside the shell (c) in the water (d) under a tree
6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “warm”? (a) dry (b) bright (c) cold (d) hot
7. 7.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 pond (c) in a box (d) in a hive
8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   Where does a fish live? (a) in a tree (b) in a nest (c) in the sand (d) in water
9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   What must we not do? (a) plant trees (b) sit under trees (c) water trees (d) cut trees
10. 10.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
    
    Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) blue (b) beautiful (c) green (d) bird
11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
    
    How many colours does a rainbow have? (a) ten (b) three (c) five (d) seven
12. 12.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    What does a frog catch? (a) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) mice

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