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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 641 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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) heavy (d) small
  3. 3.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) smell things (b) talk (c) fly (d) see in the dark
  4. 4.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a ball (b) a hive (c) a web (d) a nest
  6. 6.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its fins (b) its wings (c) its tail only (d) its legs
  7. 7.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?
    (a) water trees (b) plant trees (c) cut trees (d) sit under trees
  8. 8.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) round ears (b) short ears (c) no ears (d) long ears
  9. 9.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) birds (b) leaves only (c) insects (d) fish
  10. 10.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 short tail (c) a long neck (d) a long trunk
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) bitter (b) salty (c) sweet (d) sour
  12. 12.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) plants and animals (b) only birds (c) only plants (d) only fish

Answer key

  1. False
  2. small
  3. smell things
  4. False
  5. a web
  6. its fins
  7. cut trees
  8. long ears
  9. insects
  10. a long trunk
  11. sweet
  12. plants and animals

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