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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 65 · 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 frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) insects (b) mice (c) fish (d) birds
  2. 2.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?
    (a) water (b) eggs only (c) stones (d) food
  3. 3.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 legs (c) its tail only (d) its wings
  4. 4.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) high (b) white (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.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 hungry (b) when it is hot (c) when it is scared (d) when it is happy
  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) paper boats (b) sand castles (c) snowmen (d) kites
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    When does the peacock dance?
    (a) when it is hot (b) at night (c) when it eats (d) when it rains
  9. 9.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.
    (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) salty (b) sweet (c) sour (d) bitter
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) leaves only

Answer key

  1. insects
  2. food
  3. its fins
  4. True
  5. hot
  6. when it is scared
  7. snowmen
  8. when it rains
  9. True
  10. sweet
  11. False
  12. insects

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