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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 880 · 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.

    Which animal is this about?     (a) a giraffe (b) a camel (c) an elephant (d) a horse
  2. 2.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    Where do roots get water from?     (a) the sky (b) the leaves (c) the sun (d) the soil
  3. 3.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 one minute (b) for days (c) never (d) for one hour
  4. 4.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What is a peacock?     (a) a fish (b) a plant (c) an insect (d) a bird
  5. 5.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?     (a) eight (b) four (c) ten (d) six
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Which word is the opposite of “far”?     (a) sharp (b) long (c) near (d) high
  8. 8.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?     (a) milk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) wool
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.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) slow (b) scared (c) big (d) soft
  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 trees (c) in the sand (d) in boxes
  12. 12.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What must we not do?     (a) water trees (b) sit under trees (c) plant trees (d) cut trees

Answer key

  1. an elephant
  2. the soil
  3. for days
  4. a bird
  5. eight
  6. True
  7. near
  8. milk
  9. True
  10. soft
  11. in trees
  12. cut trees

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