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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 560 · 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.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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 hills (c) the clouds (d) the sun
  3. 3.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a bird (b) a plant (c) a fish (d) an insect
  4. 4.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) before school (c) in a storm (d) at night
  5. 5.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) birds (b) fish (c) mice (d) insects
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.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) at lunch (b) at night (c) at noon (d) in the morning
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.
    (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.
    (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) kites (b) paper boats (c) snowmen (d) sand castles
  11. 11.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only fish (b) only plants (c) plants and animals (d) only birds
  12. 12.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 sleep (b) to fly (c) to swim (d) to drink water

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the clouds
  3. a bird
  4. after rain
  5. insects
  6. no legs
  7. at night
  8. False
  9. False
  10. snowmen
  11. plants and animals
  12. to drink water

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