Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 841 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) moon (b) dark (c) ball (d) day
2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does the elephant have? (a) a short tail (b) two humps (c) a long neck (d) a long trunk
3. 3.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What does the sun give us? (a) water (b) light (c) rain (d) food
4. 4.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   True or false: A cow gives us eggs. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”? (a) the sky (b) the rainbow (c) the rain (d) the sun
6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   How many legs does a spider have? (a) four (b) ten (c) eight (d) six
7. 7.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.
   
   How does a tortoise move? (a) by flying (b) very fast (c) by jumping (d) very slowly
8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
   
   What does a cow eat? (a) bread and jam (b) fish and meat (c) nuts and seeds (d) grass and hay
9. 9.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) bird (b) blue (c) beautiful (d) green
10. 10.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    What does a frog catch? (a) insects (b) mice (c) birds (d) fish
11. 11.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
    
    Where do birds make nests? (a) in trees (b) in water (c) in boxes (d) in the sand
12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    How long can a camel walk without water? (a) for one minute (b) for one hour (c) never (d) for days

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