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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 923 · 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.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    True or false: Birds make nests in trees.
    (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What seems to change every night?
    (a) its name (b) its home (c) its colour (d) its shape
  3. 3.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What is a baby frog called?
    (a) a calf (b) a kitten (c) a tadpole (d) a chick
  4. 4.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 hot (b) when it is happy (c) when it is hungry (d) when it is scared
  5. 5.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    What does rain fill?
    (a) bags and boxes (b) roads and cars (c) cups and plates (d) ponds and rivers
  6. 6.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its fins (b) its wings (c) its tail only (d) its legs
  7. 7.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?
    (a) all alone (b) in trees (c) in water (d) in big groups
  8. 8.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 desert (b) in a forest (c) in the sea (d) in the snow
  9. 9.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    Where is the ants’ home?
    (a) in a tree (b) in a pond (c) on a roof (d) under the ground
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a nest (b) in a hole (c) in a hive (d) in a den
  11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    True or false: A spider has six legs.
    (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.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) soft fur (b) a hump (c) wings (d) a hard shell

Answer key

  1. True
  2. its shape
  3. a tadpole
  4. when it is scared
  5. ponds and rivers
  6. its fins
  7. in big groups
  8. in the desert
  9. under the ground
  10. in a hive
  11. False
  12. a hard shell

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