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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 783 · 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.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) hot (b) white (c) high (d) wet
  2. 2.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) no nose (b) a flat beak (c) a sharp nose (d) a long trunk
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a pond (b) under the ground (c) on a roof (d) in a tree
  6. 6.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 snows (c) when the sun shines (d) when it is dark
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) horns and hooves (b) fur and paws (c) fins and scales (d) wings and feathers
  8. 8.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) rain and snow (b) fruit and shade (c) honey and wool (d) milk and eggs
  9. 9.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    Where can a frog live?
    (a) only on land (b) on land and in water (c) only in trees (d) only in water
  10. 10.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) birds (b) insects (c) fish (d) mice
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a ball (b) a hive (c) a nest (d) a web
  12. 12.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) small (b) tall (c) heavy (d) long

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. a sharp nose
  3. True
  4. False
  5. under the ground
  6. when the sun shines
  7. wings and feathers
  8. fruit and shade
  9. on land and in water
  10. insects
  11. a web
  12. small

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