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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 832 · 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) False (b) True
  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) an elephant (b) a giraffe (c) a camel (d) a horse
  3. 3.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its colour (b) its shape (c) its name (d) its home
  4. 4.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its long tongue (b) its tail (c) its legs (d) its eyes
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Where do birds make nests?
    (a) in boxes (b) in trees (c) in the sand (d) in water
  6. 6.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) at night (b) before school (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  7. 7.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?
    (a) it hops (b) it swims (c) it crawls (d) it flies
  8. 8.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a goat (b) a cow (c) a camel (d) a horse
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a chick (b) a puppy (c) a calf (d) a cub
  10. 10.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 hive (c) a nest (d) a web
  11. 11.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?
    (a) a hard shell (b) soft fur (c) wings (d) a hump
  12. 12.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?
    (a) leaves (b) eggs (c) stones (d) seeds

Answer key

  1. True
  2. an elephant
  3. its shape
  4. its long tongue
  5. in trees
  6. after rain
  7. it hops
  8. a camel
  9. a chick
  10. a web
  11. a hard shell
  12. eggs

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