Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 716 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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 fly (b) to swim (c) to drink water (d) to sleep
2. 2.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 web (b) the leg (c) the insect (d) the spider
3. 3.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What does the sun give us? (a) food (b) light (c) rain (d) water
4. 4.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when the moon shines (b) when it is dark (c) when it snows (d) when the sun shines
5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   Where do bees live? (a) in a hole (b) in a den (c) in a nest (d) in a hive
6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) seeds (b) leaves (c) stones (d) eggs
7. 7.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   True or false: Bees live in a hive. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) wings (b) a shell (c) spots (d) a hump
9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) sharp (b) long (c) high (d) near
10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    Where does a fish live? (a) in a nest (b) in the sand (c) in water (d) in a tree
11. 11.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
    
    What colour is snow? (a) black (b) blue (c) white (d) grey
12. 12.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) day (b) ball (c) dark (d) moon

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