Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 669 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What gets stuck in the web? (a) leaves only (b) fish (c) insects (d) birds
2. 2.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) dry (c) bright (d) cold
3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   What do ants carry? (a) stones (b) water (c) food (d) eggs only
4. 4.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) green (b) bird (c) blue (d) beautiful
5. 5.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
6. 6.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) ball (b) day (c) moon (d) dark
7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) leaves (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) stones
8. 8.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   What does it have on its back? (a) a hump (b) wings (c) a hard shell (d) soft fur
9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   Who needs rain? (a) only plants (b) only fish (c) only birds (d) plants and animals
10. 10.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    How long can a camel walk without water? (a) for days (b) for one hour (c) for one minute (d) never
11. 11.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) long (b) quick (c) slow (d) high
12. 12.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
    
    When do we see a rainbow? (a) when the sun shines (b) when it is dark (c) when the moon shines (d) when it snows

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