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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 969 · 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.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    True or false: An elephant is very small.
    (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) eggs (b) honey (c) wool (d) milk
  3. 3.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 big groups (c) in trees (d) in water
  4. 4.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 noon (c) at night (d) in the morning
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    True or false: A frog can live only in water.
    (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    What does a fish swim with?
    (a) its legs (b) its fins (c) its wings (d) its tail only
  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 snow (b) in the desert (c) in a forest (d) in the sea
  9. 9.A camel lives in the desert. It can walk for days without water. It has a hump on its back.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a camel (b) a cow (c) a goat (d) a horse
  10. 10.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) birds (b) fish (c) wings (d) eggs
  11. 11.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does a frog catch?
    (a) birds (b) fish (c) insects (d) mice
  12. 12.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 moon’s (b) the ball’s (c) the sun’s (d) the night’s

Answer key

  1. False
  2. milk
  3. in big groups
  4. at night
  5. False
  6. False
  7. its fins
  8. in the desert
  9. a camel
  10. birds
  11. insects
  12. the moon’s

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