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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 773 · 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.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) ten (b) six (c) four (d) eight
  2. 2.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) quick (b) long (c) high (d) slow
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) silk
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from flower to flower (b) from house to house (c) from tree to sea (d) from rock to rock
  5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a horse (b) a camel (c) a giraffe (d) an elephant
  6. 6.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?
    (a) the leaves (b) the roots (c) the fruit (d) the flowers
  7. 7.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) False (b) True
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) a sharp nose (b) a long trunk (c) a flat beak (d) no nose
  10. 10.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) drink water (b) sit in the shade (c) look straight at the sun (d) play in the sun
  11. 11.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) scared (c) soft (d) slow
  12. 12.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

Answer key

  1. eight
  2. slow
  3. honey
  4. from flower to flower
  5. an elephant
  6. the roots
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a sharp nose
  10. look straight at the sun
  11. soft
  12. a bird

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