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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 628 · 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.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    Which word is the opposite of “night”?     (a) dark (b) ball (c) moon (d) day
  2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?     (a) a calf (b) a cub (c) a kid (d) a chick
  3. 3.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?     (a) cows (b) birds (c) fish (d) bees
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?     (a) two humps (b) a long neck (c) a long trunk (d) a short tail
  5. 5.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What is a baby frog called?     (a) a chick (b) a kitten (c) a calf (d) a tadpole
  6. 6.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?     (a) long (b) heavy (c) small (d) tall
  7. 7.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”?     (a) the night’s (b) the sun’s (c) the ball’s (d) the moon’s
  8. 8.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.     (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    Which word is the opposite of “warm”?     (a) hot (b) bright (c) dry (d) cold
  10. 10.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?     (a) the flowers (b) the fruit (c) the roots (d) the leaves
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?     (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) silk
  12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.     (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. day
  2. a calf
  3. birds
  4. a long trunk
  5. a tadpole
  6. small
  7. the moon’s
  8. True
  9. cold
  10. the roots
  11. honey
  12. True

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