Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 889 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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) wings (b) eggs (c) fish (d) birds
2. 2.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What colours are its feathers? (a) black and white (b) pink and brown (c) red and yellow (d) blue and green
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.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
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) True (b) False
6. 6.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) beautiful (b) green (c) blue (d) bird
7. 7.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What does a spider spin? (a) a hive (b) a web (c) a ball (d) a nest
8. 8.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.
   
   What drinks water from the soil? (a) the leaves (b) the fruit (c) the roots (d) the flowers
9. 9.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.
   
   What colour is snow? (a) black (b) grey (c) blue (d) white
10. 10.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 river (b) the cloud (c) the pond (d) the rain
11. 11.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.
    
    What does it catch insects with? (a) its tail (b) its long tongue (c) its legs (d) its eyes
12. 12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
    
    Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) small (d) long

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