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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 786 · 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.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?     (a) horns and hooves (b) wings and feathers (c) fins and scales (d) fur and paws
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sweet (b) bitter (c) salty (d) sour
  4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?     (a) its wings (b) its legs (c) its tail only (d) its fins
  5. 5.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?     (a) in a hole (b) in the water (c) inside the shell (d) under a tree
  6. 6.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a fish (b) an insect (c) a bird (d) a plant
  7. 7.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?     (a) the web (b) the leg (c) the spider (d) the insect
  8. 8.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    True or false: The sun gives us light.     (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?     (a) a chick (b) a puppy (c) a calf (d) a cub
  10. 10.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?     (a) the leaves (b) the sun (c) the soil (d) the sky
  11. 11.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a camel (b) a horse (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
  12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.     (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. wings and feathers
  2. eggs
  3. sweet
  4. its fins
  5. inside the shell
  6. a bird
  7. the spider
  8. True
  9. a chick
  10. the soil
  11. an elephant
  12. True

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