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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 74 · 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 spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    True or false: A spider has six legs.     (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?     (a) only fish (b) only plants (c) only birds (d) plants and animals
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.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) big (b) soft (c) scared (d) slow
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?     (a) on the beach (b) on high mountains (c) in the sea (d) in the desert
  6. 6.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?     (a) white (b) black (c) blue (d) grey
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) eggs (b) seeds (c) leaves (d) stones
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Where do birds make nests?     (a) in the sand (b) in water (c) in boxes (d) in trees
  10. 10.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?     (a) it crawls (b) it swims (c) it hops (d) it flies
  11. 11.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?     (a) a long trunk (b) two humps (c) a short tail (d) a long neck
  12. 12.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    How does a tortoise move?     (a) by jumping (b) by flying (c) very slowly (d) very fast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. plants and animals
  3. True
  4. soft
  5. on high mountains
  6. white
  7. eggs
  8. True
  9. in trees
  10. it hops
  11. a long trunk
  12. very slowly

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