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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 704 · 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 frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.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) wings (b) birds (c) eggs (d) fish
  3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

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

    True or false: An elephant is very small.
    (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.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) on a roof (b) in a pond (c) in a tree (d) under the ground
  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 is a baby frog called?
    (a) a kitten (b) a calf (c) a tadpole (d) a chick
  7. 7.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) very little (b) very hard (c) never (d) only at night
  8. 8.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    True or false: Leaves make food for the plant.
    (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) wet (b) cold (c) sleepy (d) warm
  10. 10.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a hive (b) a ball (c) a web (d) a nest
  11. 11.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) rain and snow (b) fruit and shade (c) milk and eggs (d) honey and wool
  12. 12.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its tail only (b) its legs (c) its wings (d) its fins

Answer key

  1. False
  2. birds
  3. a chick
  4. False
  5. under the ground
  6. a tadpole
  7. very hard
  8. True
  9. warm
  10. a web
  11. fruit and shade
  12. its fins

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