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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 712 · 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 do hens lay?
    (a) honey (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) milk
  2. 2.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a camel (d) a goat
  3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) fish (b) leaves only (c) insects (d) birds
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?
    (a) to sleep (b) to swim (c) to drink water (d) to fly
  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) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) under the ground (d) in a tree
  6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    True or false: A spider has six legs.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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
  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 grass (d) the milk
  9. 9.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) True (b) False
  10. 10.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its tail (b) its eyes (c) its long tongue (d) its legs
  11. 11.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    True or false: Rain falls from the clouds.
    (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. eggs
  2. a camel
  3. insects
  4. to drink water
  5. under the ground
  6. False
  7. insects
  8. the cow
  9. True
  10. its long tongue
  11. True
  12. False

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