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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 894 · 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 rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
    (a) round ears (b) no ears (c) long ears (d) short ears
  2. 2.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Where does a camel live?
    (a) in the sea (b) in the snow (c) in the desert (d) in a forest
  3. 3.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) two humps (b) a long neck (c) a long trunk (d) a short tail
  4. 4.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) white (b) high (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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) soft fur (c) wings (d) a hard shell
  7. 7.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When does a rainbow come?
    (a) before school (b) at night (c) after rain (d) in a storm
  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 boat (b) the fish (c) the fin (d) the water
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?
    (a) stones (b) food (c) eggs only (d) water
  10. 10.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    When does it hide inside the shell?
    (a) when it is happy (b) when it is hot (c) when it is hungry (d) when it is scared
  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 a frog catch?
    (a) mice (b) birds (c) insects (d) fish
  12. 12.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only plants (b) only fish (c) only birds (d) plants and animals

Answer key

  1. long ears
  2. in the desert
  3. a long trunk
  4. hot
  5. carrots
  6. a hard shell
  7. after rain
  8. the fish
  9. food
  10. when it is scared
  11. insects
  12. plants and animals

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