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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 853 · 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.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
  2. 2.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) True (b) False
  3. 3.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.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) talk (b) fly (c) see in the dark (d) smell things
  5. 5.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) high (b) hot (c) white (d) wet
  6. 6.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?
    (a) in a hole (b) inside the shell (c) under a tree (d) in the water
  7. 7.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) on the beach (b) in the sea (c) in the desert (d) on high mountains
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?
    (a) a cub (b) a chick (c) a kid (d) a calf
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

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

    What gets stuck in the web?
    (a) leaves only (b) birds (c) insects (d) fish
  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 is a baby frog called?
    (a) a chick (b) a calf (c) a tadpole (d) a kitten
  12. 12.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) very fast (b) by jumping (c) by flying (d) very slowly

Answer key

  1. very hard
  2. False
  3. False
  4. smell things
  5. hot
  6. inside the shell
  7. on high mountains
  8. a calf
  9. eggs
  10. insects
  11. a tadpole
  12. very slowly

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