Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 602 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) short (c) little (d) yellow
2. 2.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
3. 3.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 sun (b) the rain (c) the sky (d) the rainbow
4. 4.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   Which animal is this about? (a) a camel (b) a cow (c) a horse (d) a goat
5. 5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   What do ants carry? (a) water (b) eggs only (c) stones (d) food
6. 6.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 home (c) its colour (d) its shape
7. 7.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) fly (b) smell things (c) talk (d) see in the dark
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) it is raining (c) they are hungry (d) someone is at the door
9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   What do trees give us? (a) milk and eggs (b) fruit and shade (c) rain and snow (d) honey and wool
10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    True or false: A fish has four legs. (a) False (b) True
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) very fast (c) by flying (d) very slowly
12. 12.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    Where can a frog live? (a) only on land (b) only in water (c) on land and in water (d) only in trees

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