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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 869 · 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 dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.
    (a) True (b) False
  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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?
    (a) little (b) yellow (c) short (d) big
  4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the cloud (b) the pond (c) the river (d) the rain
  6. 6.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a ball (b) a star (c) a stick (d) a box
  7. 7.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?
    (a) scared (b) big (c) slow (d) soft
  8. 8.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 fin (b) the fish (c) the boat (d) the water
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from flower to flower (b) from tree to sea (c) from house to house (d) from rock to rock
  11. 11.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) False (b) True
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    When does it fall?
    (a) in the rainy season (b) in winter (c) in summer (d) every day

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. big
  4. False
  5. the rain
  6. a ball
  7. soft
  8. the fish
  9. True
  10. from flower to flower
  11. True
  12. in winter

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