Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 598 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   True or false: An elephant is very small. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   What does a fish swim with? (a) its fins (b) its wings (c) its tail only (d) its legs
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.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   What does a camel have on its back? (a) wings (b) spots (c) a hump (d) a shell
5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does the elephant have? (a) a short tail (b) two humps (c) a long neck (d) a long trunk
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 it catch insects with? (a) its eyes (b) its long tongue (c) its tail (d) its legs
7. 7.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
8. 8.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a web (b) a hive (c) a nest (d) a ball
9. 9.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 swim (b) to drink water (c) to fly (d) to sleep
10. 10.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
    
    Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) bird (b) beautiful (c) blue (d) green
11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
    
    What kind of nose does a dog have? (a) a flat beak (b) a sharp nose (c) no nose (d) a long trunk
12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    How long can a camel walk without water? (a) for one hour (b) never (c) for one minute (d) for days

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