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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 932 · 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 peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    True or false: The peacock dances when it rains.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    True or false: Ants live all alone.
    (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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) beautiful (c) bird (d) green
  4. 4.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) black (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
  5. 5.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    What do trees give us?
    (a) honey and wool (b) fruit and shade (c) milk and eggs (d) rain and snow
  6. 6.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What can a dog do from far away?
    (a) smell things (b) see in the dark (c) talk (d) fly
  7. 7.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    How long can a camel walk without water?
    (a) never (b) for one hour (c) for days (d) for one minute
  8. 8.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
  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) blue (c) grey (d) white
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hole (b) in a hive (c) in a den (d) in a nest
  11. 11.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Who needs rain?
    (a) plants and animals (b) only plants (c) only fish (d) only birds
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    When does it fall?
    (a) in winter (b) in the rainy season (c) in summer (d) every day

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. beautiful
  4. yellow
  5. fruit and shade
  6. smell things
  7. for days
  8. a long trunk
  9. white
  10. in a hive
  11. plants and animals
  12. in winter

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