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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 632 · 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.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When does a rainbow come?
    (a) in a storm (b) after rain (c) before school (d) at night
  2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) kites (b) paper boats (c) sand castles (d) snowmen
  3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) all alone (b) in trees (c) in big groups (d) in water
  4. 4.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
    (a) short ears (b) no ears (c) round ears (d) long ears
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a chick (b) a puppy (c) a cub (d) a calf
  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) tall (c) small (d) heavy
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.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 tadpole (b) a calf (c) a chick (d) a kitten
  9. 9.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) very slowly (b) by jumping (c) very fast (d) by flying
  10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its wings (b) its legs (c) its tail only (d) its fins
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from tree to sea (b) from house to house (c) from rock to rock (d) from flower to flower
  12. 12.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a bird (b) a plant (c) a fish (d) an insect

Answer key

  1. after rain
  2. snowmen
  3. in big groups
  4. long ears
  5. a chick
  6. small
  7. False
  8. a tadpole
  9. very slowly
  10. its fins
  11. from flower to flower
  12. a bird

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