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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 815 · 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.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) swim (b) bark (c) fly (d) climb
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    Which word is the opposite of “warm”?
    (a) bright (b) dry (c) hot (d) cold
  6. 6.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants work?
    (a) very hard (b) only at night (c) very little (d) never
  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 leg (b) the insect (c) the spider (d) the web
  8. 8.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What is a baby frog called?
    (a) a calf (b) a kitten (c) a chick (d) a tadpole
  9. 9.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.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) water trees (c) cut trees (d) sit under trees
  11. 11.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    What drinks water from the soil?
    (a) the fruit (b) the flowers (c) the roots (d) the leaves
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) snowmen (b) sand castles (c) kites (d) paper boats

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. fly
  4. False
  5. cold
  6. very hard
  7. the spider
  8. a tadpole
  9. False
  10. cut trees
  11. the roots
  12. snowmen

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