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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 907 · 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.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) only birds (b) plants and animals (c) only plants (d) only fish
  2. 2.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) honey (b) seeds (c) eggs (d) milk
  3. 3.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What does a rabbit like to eat?
    (a) bones (b) carrots (c) eggs (d) fish
  4. 4.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) at night (b) after rain (c) before school (d) in a storm
  5. 5.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) blue (b) green (c) beautiful (d) bird
  6. 6.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    Which word is the opposite of “night”?
    (a) moon (b) dark (c) ball (d) day
  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) long (b) sharp (c) near (d) high
  8. 8.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?
    (a) fly (b) swim (c) climb (d) bark
  9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a puppy (b) a calf (c) a chick (d) a cub
  10. 10.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) birds (c) eggs (d) fish
  11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    When do we see a rainbow?
    (a) when the sun shines (b) when the moon shines (c) when it snows (d) when it is dark
  12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    True or false: A camel lives in the sea.
    (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. plants and animals
  2. eggs
  3. carrots
  4. after rain
  5. beautiful
  6. day
  7. near
  8. fly
  9. a chick
  10. birds
  11. when the sun shines
  12. False

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