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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 872 · 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.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 swim (c) to drink water (d) to fly
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a nest (c) in a pond (d) in a box
  3. 3.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) False (b) True
  4. 4.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow eat?
    (a) fish and meat (b) bread and jam (c) grass and hay (d) nuts and seeds
  5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) honey (b) milk (c) silk (d) eggs
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?
    (a) eggs (b) wings (c) fish (d) birds
  7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.
    (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    What does it have on its back?
    (a) a hump (b) wings (c) a hard shell (d) soft fur
  9. 9.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?
    (a) on the beach (b) in the desert (c) on high mountains (d) in the sea
  10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a pond (b) on a roof (c) under the ground (d) in a tree
  11. 11.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its tail only (b) its wings (c) its fins (d) its legs

Answer key

  1. to drink water
  2. in a nest
  3. True
  4. grass and hay
  5. honey
  6. birds
  7. True
  8. a hard shell
  9. on high mountains
  10. under the ground
  11. False
  12. its fins

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