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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 7 · 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 cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?     (a) a chick (b) a kid (c) a cub (d) a calf
  2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a horse (b) a camel (c) a giraffe (d) an elephant
  3. 3.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 one minute (b) for one hour (c) never (d) for days
  4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.     (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?     (a) all alone (b) in trees (c) in water (d) in big groups
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) stones (b) seeds (c) leaves (d) eggs
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?     (a) fur and paws (b) fins and scales (c) horns and hooves (d) wings and feathers
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?     (a) a long trunk (b) a short tail (c) a long neck (d) two humps
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) eggs (b) seeds (c) milk (d) honey
  10. 10.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) birds (c) fish (d) insects
  11. 11.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) beautiful (b) blue (c) bird (d) green
  12. 12.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) bitter (b) sour (c) sweet (d) salty

Answer key

  1. a calf
  2. an elephant
  3. for days
  4. True
  5. in big groups
  6. eggs
  7. wings and feathers
  8. a long trunk
  9. eggs
  10. insects
  11. beautiful
  12. sweet

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