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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 888 · 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 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 box (b) a star (c) a ball (d) a stick
  2. 2.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) sleepy (b) cold (c) warm (d) wet
  3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) ten (b) four (c) six (d) eight
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    True or false: An elephant is very small.
    (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.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) kites (c) paper boats (d) snowmen
  6. 6.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?
    (a) fish (b) carrots (c) bones (d) eggs
  7. 7.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    When does the peacock dance?
    (a) when it is hot (b) at night (c) when it rains (d) when it eats
  8. 8.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?
    (a) the clouds (b) the trees (c) the hills (d) the sun
  9. 9.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) climb (b) swim (c) bark (d) fly
  10. 10.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) cups and plates (b) ponds and rivers (c) bags and boxes (d) roads and cars
  11. 11.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 sun (b) the soil (c) the sky (d) the leaves
  12. 12.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 water (c) the boat (d) the fish

Answer key

  1. a ball
  2. warm
  3. eight
  4. False
  5. snowmen
  6. carrots
  7. when it rains
  8. the clouds
  9. fly
  10. ponds and rivers
  11. the soil
  12. the fish

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