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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 974 · 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 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
  2. 2.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    Where do birds lay eggs?     (a) in a nest (b) in a hive (c) in a box (d) in a pond
  3. 3.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?     (a) silk (b) honey (c) eggs (d) milk
  4. 4.Plants need water and sunlight. Their roots drink water from the soil. Green leaves make food for the plant.

    True or false: Leaves make food for the plant.     (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?     (a) sweet (b) bitter (c) sour (d) salty
  6. 6.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    What do ants carry?     (a) stones (b) water (c) food (d) eggs only
  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 the snow (c) in a forest (d) in the desert
  8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?     (a) a calf (b) a chick (c) a cub (d) a puppy
  9. 9.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.     (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?     (a) in a nest (b) in a hole (c) in a hive (d) in a den
  11. 11.A rainbow comes after rain. It has seven colours. We see it when the sun shines on rain drops.

    In “It has seven colours”, what is “It”?     (a) the sky (b) the rainbow (c) the sun (d) the rain
  12. 12.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    What must we not do?     (a) play in the sun (b) look straight at the sun (c) drink water (d) sit in the shade

Answer key

  1. False
  2. in a nest
  3. honey
  4. True
  5. sweet
  6. food
  7. in the desert
  8. a chick
  9. False
  10. in a hive
  11. the rainbow
  12. look straight at the sun

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