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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 767 · 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 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) high (c) sharp (d) near
  2. 2.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from house to house (b) from tree to sea (c) from flower to flower (d) from rock to rock
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?
    (a) the grass (b) the cow (c) the milk (d) the calf
  5. 5.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?
    (a) a bird (b) an insect (c) a fish (d) a plant
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) swim (b) bark (c) climb (d) fly
  7. 7.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) mice (b) insects (c) fish (d) birds
  8. 8.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

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

    What must we not do?
    (a) water trees (b) sit under trees (c) cut trees (d) plant trees
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.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 sleep (b) to fly (c) to drink water (d) to swim

Answer key

  1. near
  2. from flower to flower
  3. False
  4. the cow
  5. a bird
  6. fly
  7. insects
  8. eggs
  9. small
  10. cut trees
  11. False
  12. to drink water

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