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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 864 · 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.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    Which word is the opposite of “warm”?
    (a) bright (b) dry (c) hot (d) cold
  2. 2.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) sand castles (b) paper boats (c) snowmen (d) kites
  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 rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) long (b) high (c) quick (d) slow
  5. 5.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.
    (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?
    (a) big (b) little (c) short (d) yellow
  7. 7.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?
    (a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black
  8. 8.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 slowly (b) by jumping (c) by flying (d) very fast
  9. 9.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 sea (c) in a forest (d) in the desert
  10. 10.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) five (b) three (c) ten (d) seven
  11. 11.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Where do birds make nests?
    (a) in water (b) in the sand (c) in trees (d) in boxes
  12. 12.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) climb (b) fly (c) swim (d) bark

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. snowmen
  3. to drink water
  4. slow
  5. False
  6. big
  7. white
  8. very slowly
  9. in the desert
  10. seven
  11. in trees
  12. fly

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