Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 988 · 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.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) False (b) True
2. 2.A peacock is a beautiful bird. It has blue and green feathers. It dances when it rains.
   
   Which word in the passage means “very pretty”? (a) blue (b) green (c) bird (d) beautiful
3. 3.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 hump (b) wings (c) soft fur (d) a hard shell
4. 4.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.
   
   In “It spins a web”, what is “It”? (a) the insect (b) the leg (c) the spider (d) the web
5. 5.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
6. 6.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.
   
   In “It swims with its fins”, what is “It”? (a) the water (b) the fish (c) the fin (d) the boat
7. 7.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) insects (b) mice (c) birds (d) fish
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) black and white (c) blue and green (d) red and yellow
9. 9.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.
   
   Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) short (b) big (c) little (d) yellow
10. 10.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.
    
    True or false: Ants live all alone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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) by jumping (c) very fast (d) very slowly
12. 12.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

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