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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 722 · 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.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
    (a) long ears (b) no ears (c) round ears (d) short ears
  2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a giraffe (b) an elephant (c) a camel (d) a horse
  3. 3.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) fish (b) birds (c) mice (d) insects
  4. 4.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.
    (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) swim (b) fly (c) bark (d) climb
  6. 6.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) green (b) beautiful (c) bird (d) blue
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a box (c) in a pond (d) in a nest
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?
    (a) the sun (b) the sky (c) the leaves (d) the soil
  10. 10.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    When does it hide inside the shell?
    (a) when it is hungry (b) when it is hot (c) when it is scared (d) when it is happy
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) milk (b) eggs (c) silk (d) honey
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) white (b) hot (c) high (d) wet

Answer key

  1. long ears
  2. an elephant
  3. insects
  4. False
  5. fly
  6. beautiful
  7. in a nest
  8. True
  9. the soil
  10. when it is scared
  11. honey
  12. hot

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