Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 766 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What do hens lay? (a) milk (b) seeds (c) honey (d) eggs
2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   What colour is snow? (a) white (b) blue (c) black (d) grey
3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What gets stuck in the web? (a) birds (b) leaves only (c) fish (d) insects
4. 4.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds lay? (a) eggs (b) stones (c) leaves (d) seeds
5. 5.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
6. 6.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 swim (b) to sleep (c) to fly (d) to drink water
7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What can most birds do? (a) bark (b) fly (c) swim (d) climb
8. 8.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
   
   How long can a camel walk without water? (a) for one hour (b) for one minute (c) never (d) for days
9. 9.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 little (b) only at night (c) very hard (d) never
10. 10.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
    
    Why do dogs bark here? (a) it is raining (b) they are sleepy (c) they are hungry (d) someone is at the door
11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
    
    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”? (a) the sun (b) the rain (c) the sky (d) the rainbow
12. 12.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 wings (c) its tail only (d) its legs

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