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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 564 · 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 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?     (a) roads and cars (b) bags and boxes (c) ponds and rivers (d) cups and plates
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.     (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?     (a) blue (b) grey (c) black (d) white
  5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?     (a) birds (b) leaves only (c) fish (d) insects
  6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?     (a) the leg (b) the spider (c) the insect (d) the web
  7. 7.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.     (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) honey (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) milk
  9. 9.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.     (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?     (a) the flowers (b) the leaves (c) the fruit (d) the roots
  11. 11.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    How does a tortoise move?     (a) by jumping (b) by flying (c) very slowly (d) very fast
  12. 12.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) two legs (b) no legs (c) six legs (d) four legs

Answer key

  1. False
  2. ponds and rivers
  3. False
  4. white
  5. insects
  6. the spider
  7. True
  8. eggs
  9. True
  10. the roots
  11. very slowly
  12. no legs

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