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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 559 · 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 camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a camel (b) a horse (c) a cow (d) a goat
  2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    When does it fall?
    (a) every day (b) in the rainy season (c) in winter (d) in summer
  3. 3.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) honey and wool (b) milk and eggs (c) rain and snow (d) fruit and shade
  4. 4.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) in a pond (b) under the ground (c) in a tree (d) on a roof
  5. 5.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 sun (b) the rainbow (c) the rain (d) the sky
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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) under a tree (b) inside the shell (c) in the water (d) in a hole
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When does a rainbow come?
    (a) after rain (b) at night (c) before school (d) in a storm
  10. 10.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?
    (a) bees (b) fish (c) birds (d) cows
  11. 11.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the trees (b) the sun (c) the hills (d) the clouds
  12. 12.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a nest (c) in a pond (d) in a box

Answer key

  1. a camel
  2. in winter
  3. fruit and shade
  4. under the ground
  5. the rainbow
  6. False
  7. inside the shell
  8. yellow
  9. after rain
  10. birds
  11. the clouds
  12. in a nest

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