Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 855 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.
   
   What does rain fill? (a) bags and boxes (b) roads and cars (c) cups and plates (d) ponds and rivers
2. 2.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) small (b) long (c) tall (d) heavy
3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   What does it use its trunk for here? (a) to sleep (b) to fly (c) to swim (d) to drink water
4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the boat (b) the fin (c) the fish (d) the water
5. 5.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   True or false: An elephant is very small. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.
   
   What kind of ears does a rabbit have? (a) round ears (b) short ears (c) long ears (d) no ears
7. 7.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 the sea (d) in a forest
8. 8.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   Where do birds make nests? (a) in the sand (b) in water (c) in boxes (d) in trees
9. 9.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.
   
   Why do dogs bark here? (a) they are sleepy (b) they are hungry (c) it is raining (d) someone is at the door
10. 10.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
    
    True or false: The sun gives us light. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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 home (c) its name (d) its shape

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