Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 770 · 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.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “warm”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) hot (d) bright
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) soft (c) slow (d) big
3. 3.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   When do we see a rainbow? (a) when the moon shines (b) when it is dark (c) when the sun shines (d) when it snows
4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   How many legs does a fish have? (a) four legs (b) six legs (c) two legs (d) no legs
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.
   
   Why do dogs bark here? (a) they are hungry (b) they are sleepy (c) someone is at the door (d) it is raining
6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   Who needs rain? (a) only birds (b) only plants (c) only fish (d) plants and animals
7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) blue (b) green (c) bird (d) beautiful
8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   What colour is snow? (a) blue (b) grey (c) white (d) black
9. 9.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What colours are its feathers? (a) pink and brown (b) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and yellow
10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    True or false: A fish has four legs. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
    
    When does a rainbow come? (a) at night (b) before school (c) in a storm (d) after rain
12. 12.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
    
    How do ants live? (a) in water (b) in big groups (c) in trees (d) all alone

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