Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 607 · 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 ball (c) a box (d) a stick
2. 2.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) five (b) three (c) ten (d) seven
3. 3.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) big (b) slow (c) scared (d) soft
4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
   
   True or false: A frog can live only in water. (a) True (b) False
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 long neck (b) a short tail (c) two humps (d) a long trunk
6. 6.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   When does it fall? (a) in summer (b) in the rainy season (c) every day (d) in winter
7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What is a peacock? (a) an insect (b) a bird (c) a plant (d) a fish
8. 8.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 rainbow (c) the rain (d) the sky
9. 9.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 sun (d) the soil
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 sleep (b) to swim (c) to drink water (d) to fly
11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
    
    Where do bees live? (a) in a hive (b) in a nest (c) in a hole (d) in a den
12. 12.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 hungry (b) it is raining (c) they are sleepy (d) someone is at the door

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