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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 861 · 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.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) honey (b) milk (c) eggs (d) wool
  2. 2.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 tail only (d) its wings
  3. 3.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 boxes (c) in water (d) in the sand
  4. 4.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) very slowly (c) by flying (d) by jumping
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) yellow (b) black (c) green (d) blue
  6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    In “It spins a web”, what is “It”?
    (a) the spider (b) the insect (c) the leg (d) the web
  7. 7.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) True (b) False
  8. 8.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 days (b) never (c) for one minute (d) for one hour
  9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.
    (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) white (b) blue (c) grey (d) black
  11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) eggs (b) honey (c) milk (d) silk
  12. 12.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 sun’s (b) the moon’s (c) the ball’s (d) the night’s

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. its fins
  3. in trees
  4. very slowly
  5. yellow
  6. the spider
  7. True
  8. for days
  9. True
  10. white
  11. honey
  12. the moon’s

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