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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 708 · 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 rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.
    (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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) bird (b) green (c) beautiful (d) blue
  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) ponds and rivers (c) bags and boxes (d) cups and plates
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a calf (b) a cub (c) a puppy (d) a chick
  5. 5.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When does a rainbow come?
    (a) at night (b) before school (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the clouds (b) the sun (c) the trees (d) the hills
  7. 7.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its name (b) its colour (c) its home (d) its shape
  8. 8.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a pond (b) in a hive (c) in a box (d) in a nest
  9. 9.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) False (b) True
  10. 10.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?
    (a) at lunch (b) in the morning (c) at noon (d) at night
  11. 11.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 grass (b) the milk (c) the calf (d) the cow
  12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?
    (a) the leg (b) the spider (c) the insect (d) the web

Answer key

  1. True
  2. beautiful
  3. ponds and rivers
  4. a chick
  5. after rain
  6. the clouds
  7. its shape
  8. in a nest
  9. True
  10. at night
  11. the cow
  12. the spider

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