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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 741 · 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.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) red and yellow (b) pink and brown (c) blue and green (d) black and white
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?
    (a) in the sand (b) in a nest (c) in a tree (d) in water
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) very hard (b) only at night (c) never (d) very little
  7. 7.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a horse (d) a camel
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a plant (b) a fish (c) an insect (d) a bird
  9. 9.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.
    (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) fly (b) climb (c) swim (d) bark
  11. 11.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) long (b) near (c) sharp (d) high
  12. 12.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?
    (a) under a tree (b) in a hole (c) inside the shell (d) in the water

Answer key

  1. True
  2. blue and green
  3. in water
  4. True
  5. True
  6. very hard
  7. an elephant
  8. a bird
  9. False
  10. fly
  11. near
  12. inside the shell

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