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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 798 · 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.

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) birds (b) fish (c) insects (d) leaves only
  2. 2.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) sit in the shade (b) play in the sun (c) drink water (d) look straight at the sun
  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) False (b) True
  4. 4.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?
    (a) leaves (b) seeds (c) eggs (d) stones
  5. 5.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) after rain (b) in a storm (c) before school (d) at night
  6. 6.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) heavy (b) long (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.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 long trunk (b) no nose (c) a sharp nose (d) a flat beak
  8. 8.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?
    (a) to sleep (b) to fly (c) to drink water (d) to swim
  9. 9.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) False (b) True
  10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) fur and paws (b) horns and hooves (c) wings and feathers (d) fins and scales
  11. 11.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow eat?
    (a) bread and jam (b) grass and hay (c) fish and meat (d) nuts and seeds
  12. 12.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?
    (a) high (b) near (c) sharp (d) long

Answer key

  1. insects
  2. look straight at the sun
  3. True
  4. eggs
  5. after rain
  6. small
  7. a sharp nose
  8. to drink water
  9. False
  10. wings and feathers
  11. grass and hay
  12. near

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