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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 977 · 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 cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What does a cow give us?
    (a) milk (b) honey (c) wool (d) eggs
  2. 2.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 days (b) for one minute (c) never (d) for one hour
  3. 3.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) on a roof (c) in a pond (d) under the ground
  4. 4.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees live?
    (a) in a hole (b) in a den (c) in a hive (d) in a nest
  5. 5.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    True or false: Rain falls from the clouds.
    (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.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) at night (b) after rain (c) before school (d) in a storm
  7. 7.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does it use its trunk for here?
    (a) to sleep (b) to swim (c) to fly (d) to drink water
  8. 8.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) a hard shell (b) wings (c) a hump (d) soft fur
  9. 9.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) sour (b) salty (c) sweet (d) bitter
  10. 10.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) fur and paws (b) fins and scales (c) wings and feathers (d) horns and hooves
  11. 11.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What do hens lay?
    (a) milk (b) honey (c) seeds (d) eggs
  12. 12.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    True or false: A rabbit has long ears.
    (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. for days
  3. under the ground
  4. in a hive
  5. True
  6. after rain
  7. to drink water
  8. a hard shell
  9. sweet
  10. wings and feathers
  11. eggs
  12. True

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