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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 700 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?
    (a) stones (b) seeds (c) eggs (d) leaves
  2. 2.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    What does a camel have on its back?
    (a) a shell (b) spots (c) wings (d) a hump
  3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a web (b) a ball (c) a hive (d) a nest
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from rock to rock (b) from tree to sea (c) from house to house (d) from flower to flower
  5. 5.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?
    (a) slow (b) big (c) scared (d) soft
  6. 6.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) birds (d) fish
  7. 7.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 river (b) the rain (c) the pond (d) the cloud
  8. 8.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What do plants need?
    (a) water and sunlight (b) sand and stones (c) toys and games (d) milk and bread
  9. 9.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) moon (c) day (d) dark
  10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow eat?
    (a) nuts and seeds (b) fish and meat (c) bread and jam (d) grass and hay
  11. 11.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 stick (b) a box (c) a ball (d) a star
  12. 12.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) fish (b) wings (c) birds (d) eggs

Answer key

  1. eggs
  2. a hump
  3. a web
  4. from flower to flower
  5. soft
  6. insects
  7. the rain
  8. water and sunlight
  9. day
  10. grass and hay
  11. a ball
  12. birds

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