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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 679 · 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.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) green (b) blue (c) black (d) yellow
  2. 2.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a star (b) a ball (c) a box (d) a stick
  3. 3.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) roads and cars (b) bags and boxes (c) ponds and rivers (d) cups and plates
  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) round ears (b) short ears (c) long ears (d) no ears
  5. 5.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) mice (b) fish (c) insects (d) birds
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the rain (b) the cloud (c) the river (d) the pond
  7. 7.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a nest (c) in a den (d) in a hole
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?
    (a) the calf (b) the cow (c) the milk (d) the grass
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
  10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) honey (b) milk (c) wool (d) eggs
  11. 11.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) hot (b) wet (c) white (d) high
  12. 12.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.
    (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. a ball
  3. ponds and rivers
  4. long ears
  5. insects
  6. the rain
  7. in a hive
  8. the cow
  9. under the ground
  10. milk
  11. hot
  12. True

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