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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 847 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?     (a) heavy (b) long (c) small (d) tall
  2. 2.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
  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) light (b) food (c) rain (d) water
  4. 4.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?     (a) the sun (b) the trees (c) the hills (d) the clouds
  5. 5.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?     (a) its tail only (b) its wings (c) its fins (d) its legs
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) stones (b) eggs (c) seeds (d) leaves
  7. 7.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?     (a) seeds (b) milk (c) eggs (d) honey
  8. 8.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) True (b) False
  9. 9.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?     (a) ten (b) four (c) eight (d) six
  10. 10.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    True or false: A rainbow has seven colours.     (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.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 eyes (b) its long tongue (c) its legs (d) its tail
  12. 12.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?     (a) the sky (b) the leaves (c) the sun (d) the soil

Answer key

  1. small
  2. True
  3. light
  4. the clouds
  5. its fins
  6. eggs
  7. eggs
  8. False
  9. eight
  10. True
  11. its long tongue
  12. the soil

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