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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 590 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a horse (b) a giraffe (c) a camel (d) an elephant
  2. 2.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What can a dog do from far away?
    (a) talk (b) smell things (c) see in the dark (d) fly
  3. 3.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its name (b) its shape (c) its home (d) its colour
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hole (b) in a den (c) in a nest (d) in a hive
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?
    (a) fish (b) birds (c) cows (d) bees
  6. 6.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) mice (b) birds (c) fish (d) insects
  7. 7.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?
    (a) sit under trees (b) water trees (c) cut trees (d) plant trees
  8. 8.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) True (b) False
  9. 9.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) rain and snow (c) fruit and shade (d) milk and eggs
  10. 10.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.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) cups and plates (d) ponds and rivers
  12. 12.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) in a storm (d) before school

Answer key

  1. an elephant
  2. smell things
  3. its shape
  4. in a hive
  5. birds
  6. insects
  7. cut trees
  8. True
  9. fruit and shade
  10. True
  11. ponds and rivers
  12. after rain

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