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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 731 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?     (a) tall (b) long (c) small (d) heavy
  2. 2.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?     (a) scared (b) big (c) slow (d) soft
  3. 3.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) dark (b) moon (c) day (d) ball
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.     (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?     (a) its fins (b) its tail only (c) its legs (d) its wings
  7. 7.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What can a dog do from far away?     (a) see in the dark (b) talk (c) smell things (d) fly
  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.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) no legs (b) four legs (c) six legs (d) two legs
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) bitter (b) salty (c) sweet (d) sour

Answer key

  1. small
  2. soft
  3. day
  4. False
  5. True
  6. its fins
  7. smell things
  8. True
  9. no legs
  10. False
  11. to drink water
  12. sweet

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