Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 939 · 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.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   What colour are chicks? (a) black (b) blue (c) yellow (d) green
2. 2.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) False (b) True
3. 3.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.
   
   Who makes nests in trees? (a) fish (b) bees (c) birds (d) cows
4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “warm”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) bright
5. 5.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) a hard shell (d) wings
6. 6.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   What gets stuck in the web? (a) fish (b) birds (c) insects (d) leaves only
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) in a storm (c) after rain (d) at night
8. 8.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   What does a fish swim with? (a) its tail only (b) its legs (c) its wings (d) its fins
9. 9.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What is a peacock? (a) a plant (b) an insect (c) a fish (d) a bird
10. 10.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 fruit (b) the flowers (c) the roots (d) the leaves
11. 11.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
    
    What do bees make? (a) silk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) milk
12. 12.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.
    
    What does a camel have on its back? (a) a hump (b) spots (c) a shell (d) wings

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