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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 984 · 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.

    In “It eats grass and hay”, what is “It”?
    (a) the calf (b) the cow (c) the grass (d) the milk
  2. 2.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) mice (b) birds (c) fish (d) insects
  3. 3.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    Which word is the opposite of “night”?
    (a) ball (b) moon (c) dark (d) day
  4. 4.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    Which word is the opposite of “fast”?
    (a) long (b) high (c) slow (d) quick
  5. 5.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.

    What colours are its feathers?
    (a) black and white (b) red and yellow (c) blue and green (d) pink and brown
  6. 6.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds have?
    (a) fins and scales (b) fur and paws (c) wings and feathers (d) horns and hooves
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    What kind of ears does a rabbit have?
    (a) no ears (b) short ears (c) long ears (d) round ears
  9. 9.The moon shines at night. Its shape seems to change every night. Sometimes it is round like a ball.

    What is the moon round like sometimes?
    (a) a stick (b) a star (c) a box (d) a ball
  10. 10.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    How does a tortoise move?
    (a) by flying (b) very fast (c) by jumping (d) very slowly
  11. 11.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    Where can a frog live?
    (a) only in water (b) only in trees (c) only on land (d) on land and in water
  12. 12.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?
    (a) blue (b) green (c) black (d) yellow

Answer key

  1. the cow
  2. insects
  3. day
  4. slow
  5. blue and green
  6. wings and feathers
  7. False
  8. long ears
  9. a ball
  10. very slowly
  11. on land and in water
  12. yellow

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