Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 856 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   Which animal is this about? (a) a horse (b) a camel (c) an elephant (d) a giraffe
2. 2.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) smell things (b) see in the dark (c) fly (d) talk
3. 3.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 horse (c) a cow (d) a camel
4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
   
   What do bees make? (a) milk (b) honey (c) eggs (d) silk
5. 5.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 drink water (d) to swim
6. 6.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.
   
   In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”? (a) the moon’s (b) the sun’s (c) the ball’s (d) the night’s
7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.
   
   How many colours does a rainbow have? (a) ten (b) five (c) three (d) seven
8. 8.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.
   
   What makes food for the plant? (a) green leaves (b) the roots (c) the stem (d) the soil
9. 9.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   What must we not do? (a) cut trees (b) water trees (c) sit under trees (d) plant trees
10. 10.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
    
    What does a fish swim with? (a) its legs (b) its fins (c) its wings (d) its tail only
11. 11.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.
    
    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”? (a) the cow (b) the calf (c) the milk (d) the grass
12. 12.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
    
    Who makes nests in trees? (a) fish (b) bees (c) cows (d) birds

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