Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 983 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.
   
   Which animal is this about? (a) a giraffe (b) an elephant (c) a horse (d) a camel
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 box (b) in a hive (c) in a pond (d) in a nest
3. 3.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   What is a peacock? (a) a bird (b) a plant (c) an insect (d) a fish
4. 4.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants work? (a) very little (b) never (c) only at night (d) very hard
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) sleepy (d) cold
6. 6.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.
   
   What does the sun give us? (a) rain (b) water (c) food (d) light
7. 7.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) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and yellow
8. 8.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
   
   How do ants live? (a) in trees (b) in water (c) in big groups (d) all alone
9. 9.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.
   
   What do birds have? (a) horns and hooves (b) fur and paws (c) wings and feathers (d) fins and scales
10. 10.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.
    
    What do bees make? (a) honey (b) milk (c) eggs (d) silk
11. 11.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
    
    True or false: A spider has six legs. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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) in a hole (b) under a tree (c) in the water (d) inside the shell

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