Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
What can a dog do from far away? (a) fly (b) smell things (c) talk (d) see in the dark -
2.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 nest (d) a ball -
3.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) hot (b) bright (c) cold (d) dry -
4.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
Where does a camel live? (a) in the snow (b) in the desert (c) in a forest (d) in the sea -
5.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
How do ants live? (a) all alone (b) in big groups (c) in trees (d) in water -
6.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 flowers (b) the leaves (c) the fruit (d) the roots -
7.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the sun’s (b) the ball’s (c) the night’s (d) the moon’s -
8.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 calf (b) the grass (c) the cow (d) the milk -
9.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) paper boats (c) sand castles (d) kites -
10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
What do bees make? (a) milk (b) eggs (c) silk (d) honey -
11.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
True or false: A frog can live only in water. (a) False (b) True -
12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
What does the elephant have? (a) two humps (b) a long neck (c) a long trunk (d) a short tail
Answer key
- smell things
- a web
- cold
- in the desert
- in big groups
- the roots
- the moon’s
- the cow
- snowmen
- honey
- False
- a long trunk
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