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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 981 · 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.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    What do bees make?
    (a) silk (b) eggs (c) honey (d) milk
  2. 2.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    What kind of nose does a dog have?
    (a) a long trunk (b) a flat beak (c) a sharp nose (d) no nose
  3. 3.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    What does a spider spin?
    (a) a hive (b) a web (c) a ball (d) a nest
  4. 4.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What do children make with snow?
    (a) kites (b) sand castles (c) snowmen (d) paper boats
  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) eggs (b) wings (c) fish (d) birds
  6. 6.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    True or false: A cow gives us eggs.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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) inside the shell (b) in a hole (c) under a tree (d) in the water
  8. 8.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) pink and brown (b) red and yellow (c) blue and green (d) black and white
  9. 9.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    Where do bees fly?
    (a) from house to house (b) from rock to rock (c) from flower to flower (d) from tree to sea
  10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.
    (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which animal is this about?
    (a) a camel (b) an elephant (c) a giraffe (d) a horse
  12. 12.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 drink water (b) to swim (c) to sleep (d) to fly

Answer key

  1. honey
  2. a sharp nose
  3. a web
  4. snowmen
  5. birds
  6. False
  7. inside the shell
  8. blue and green
  9. from flower to flower
  10. True
  11. an elephant
  12. to drink water

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