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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 651 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) salty (b) sweet (c) bitter (d) sour
  2. 2.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 water (b) the fish (c) the fin (d) the boat
  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 a hole (b) under a tree (c) in the water (d) inside the shell
  4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?
    (a) in a nest (b) in a tree (c) in the sand (d) in water
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) on the beach (b) in the sea (c) in the desert (d) on high mountains
  6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) play in the sun (b) look straight at the sun (c) drink water (d) sit in the shade
  7. 7.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) in water (b) all alone (c) in big groups (d) in trees
  8. 8.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from house to house (b) from rock to rock (c) from tree to sea (d) from flower to flower
  9. 9.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a box (b) in a hive (c) in a pond (d) in a nest
  10. 10.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) dry (b) hot (c) bright (d) cold
  11. 11.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) before school (b) at night (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Where does a camel live?
    (a) in the desert (b) in the sea (c) in the snow (d) in a forest

Answer key

  1. sweet
  2. the fish
  3. inside the shell
  4. in water
  5. on high mountains
  6. look straight at the sun
  7. in big groups
  8. from flower to flower
  9. in a nest
  10. cold
  11. after rain
  12. in the desert

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