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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 793 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) silk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) milk
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only plants (b) plants and animals (c) only birds (d) only fish
  3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) yellow (b) black (c) blue (d) green
  4. 4.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?
    (a) plant trees (b) sit under trees (c) water trees (d) cut trees
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.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) on a roof (b) in a pond (c) under the ground (d) in a tree
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.
    (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a nest (b) a hive (c) a ball (d) a web
  10. 10.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) under a tree (b) inside the shell (c) in a hole (d) in the water
  11. 11.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its name (b) its colour (c) its shape (d) its home
  12. 12.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Where do birds make nests?
    (a) in trees (b) in the sand (c) in boxes (d) in water

Answer key

  1. honey
  2. plants and animals
  3. yellow
  4. cut trees
  5. False
  6. False
  7. under the ground
  8. True
  9. a web
  10. inside the shell
  11. its shape
  12. in trees

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