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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 967 · 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.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 home (b) its colour (c) its shape (d) its name
  2. 2.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    In “Its shape seems to change”, what is “Its”?
    (a) the sun’s (b) the night’s (c) the moon’s (d) the ball’s
  3. 3.Trees give us fruit and shade. Birds make nests in trees. We must not cut trees.

    Who makes nests in trees?
    (a) bees (b) fish (c) cows (d) birds
  4. 4.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?
    (a) look straight at the sun (b) drink water (c) play in the sun (d) sit in the shade
  5. 5.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.
    (a) wet (b) warm (c) cold (d) sleepy
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.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 a forest (c) in the snow (d) in the desert
  8. 8.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) snowmen (b) kites (c) paper boats (d) sand castles
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?
    (a) the river (b) the cloud (c) the pond (d) the rain
  11. 11.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    When does the moon shine?
    (a) at lunch (b) at night (c) at noon (d) in the morning
  12. 12.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) a long trunk (b) two humps (c) a short tail (d) a long neck

Answer key

  1. its shape
  2. the moon’s
  3. birds
  4. look straight at the sun
  5. warm
  6. fruit and shade
  7. in the desert
  8. snowmen
  9. beautiful
  10. the rain
  11. at night
  12. a long trunk

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