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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 584 · 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 peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) blue and green (b) black and white (c) red and yellow (d) pink and brown
  2. 2.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.
    (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?
    (a) it flies (b) it swims (c) it hops (d) it crawls
  4. 4.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 water (c) in a nest (d) in the sand
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) fruit and shade (b) rain and snow (c) honey and wool (d) milk and eggs
  7. 7.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) True (b) False
  8. 8.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?
    (a) a hump (b) wings (c) soft fur (d) a hard shell
  9. 9.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) five (c) seven (d) three
  10. 10.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 rainbow (b) the sky (c) the sun (d) the rain
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) ten (b) six (c) four (d) eight
  12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a cub (b) a calf (c) a chick (d) a puppy

Answer key

  1. blue and green
  2. True
  3. it hops
  4. in water
  5. the spider
  6. fruit and shade
  7. False
  8. a hard shell
  9. seven
  10. the rainbow
  11. eight
  12. a chick

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