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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 809 · 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.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from tree to sea (b) from flower to flower (c) from rock to rock (d) from house to house
  2. 2.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) a giraffe (d) an elephant
  3. 3.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?
    (a) short (b) yellow (c) little (d) big
  4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) play in the sun (b) drink water (c) look straight at the sun (d) sit in the shade
  5. 5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) only at night (b) never (c) very little (d) very hard
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) eggs (b) birds (c) fish (d) wings
  7. 7.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) True (b) False
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a web (b) a hive (c) a ball (d) a nest
  10. 10.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) high (b) long (c) quick (d) slow
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a den (b) in a hive (c) in a nest (d) in a hole
  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.

    Why do dogs bark here?
    (a) it is raining (b) someone is at the door (c) they are hungry (d) they are sleepy

Answer key

  1. from flower to flower
  2. an elephant
  3. big
  4. look straight at the sun
  5. very hard
  6. birds
  7. True
  8. yellow
  9. a web
  10. slow
  11. in a hive
  12. someone is at the door

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