Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 622 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   How does honey taste? (a) salty (b) sour (c) sweet (d) bitter
2. 2.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) a long neck (c) a long trunk (d) two humps
3. 3.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   Where does the tortoise hide? (a) in the water (b) in a hole (c) under a tree (d) inside the shell
4. 4.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 sky (b) the sun (c) the leaves (d) the soil
5. 5.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   When does it hide inside the shell? (a) when it is scared (b) when it is happy (c) when it is hot (d) when it is hungry
6. 6.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when the sun shines (b) when it is dark (c) when the moon shines (d) when it snows
7. 7.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   What do children make with snow? (a) snowmen (b) sand castles (c) kites (d) paper boats
8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the boat (b) the water (c) the fish (d) the fin
9. 9.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) pink and brown (c) red and yellow (d) black and white
10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    Where does snow fall? (a) in the sea (b) on the beach (c) in the desert (d) on high mountains
11. 11.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
    
    What does the sun give us? (a) water (b) light (c) rain (d) food
12. 12.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) soft (b) scared (c) big (d) slow

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