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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 800 · 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 fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?
    (a) four legs (b) two legs (c) six legs (d) no legs
  4. 4.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 nest (c) a web (d) a hive
  5. 5.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?
    (a) the cow (b) the milk (c) the calf (d) the grass
  6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) salty (b) bitter (c) sour (d) sweet
  7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    How many colours does a rainbow have?
    (a) seven (b) five (c) ten (d) three
  8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) sand castles (b) paper boats (c) kites (d) snowmen
  9. 9.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the clouds (b) the trees (c) the hills (d) the sun
  10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    Where does a fish live?
    (a) in a nest (b) in the sand (c) in a tree (d) in water
  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) fish and meat (b) grass and hay (c) nuts and seeds (d) bread and jam
  12. 12.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    Which word in the passage means “very pretty”?
    (a) blue (b) green (c) beautiful (d) bird

Answer key

  1. False
  2. wings and feathers
  3. no legs
  4. a web
  5. the cow
  6. sweet
  7. seven
  8. snowmen
  9. the clouds
  10. in water
  11. grass and hay
  12. beautiful

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