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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 94 · 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 tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?
    (a) big (b) slow (c) soft (d) scared
  2. 2.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hive (b) in a nest (c) in a den (d) in a hole
  3. 3.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) for one hour (b) never (c) for days (d) for one minute
  4. 4.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Where does the tortoise hide?
    (a) in a hole (b) in the water (c) inside the shell (d) under a tree
  5. 5.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) fish (b) wings (c) birds (d) eggs
  6. 6.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 desert (c) in a forest (d) in the snow
  7. 7.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) horns and hooves (b) fur and paws (c) wings and feathers (d) fins and scales
  8. 8.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) wings (c) spots (d) a shell
  9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?
    (a) it crawls (b) it flies (c) it swims (d) it hops
  10. 10.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) under the ground (c) on a roof (d) in a pond
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?
    (a) a cub (b) a calf (c) a chick (d) a kid

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. in a hive
  3. for days
  4. inside the shell
  5. birds
  6. in the desert
  7. wings and feathers
  8. a hump
  9. it hops
  10. under the ground
  11. False
  12. a calf

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