Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 573 · 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.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   What is the moon round like sometimes? (a) a star (b) a box (c) a ball (d) a stick
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) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a horse (d) a camel
3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   True or false: A spider has six legs. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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 leaves (b) the fruit (c) the flowers (d) the roots
5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What can most birds do? (a) fly (b) bark (c) swim (d) climb
6. 6.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants work? (a) never (b) very hard (c) very little (d) only at night
7. 7.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.
   
   Where do roots get water from? (a) the leaves (b) the sky (c) the soil (d) the sun
8. 8.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   Why do dogs bark here? (a) they are sleepy (b) someone is at the door (c) it is raining (d) they are hungry
9. 9.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the ball’s (b) the night’s (c) the moon’s (d) the sun’s
10. 10.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 fly (b) to drink water (c) to swim (d) to sleep
11. 11.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
    
    What is a baby hen called? (a) a chick (b) a calf (c) a cub (d) a puppy
12. 12.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) very fast (b) by jumping (c) by flying (d) very slowly

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