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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 992 · 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.Ants live together in big groups. They work very hard. Ants carry food to their home under the ground.

    How do ants live?     (a) all alone (b) in water (c) in trees (d) in big groups
  2. 2.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    Where does rain fall from?     (a) the trees (b) the hills (c) the clouds (d) the sun
  3. 3.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What do birds lay?     (a) seeds (b) leaves (c) eggs (d) stones
  4. 4.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 boat (b) the water (c) the fin (d) the fish
  5. 5.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) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) under the ground (d) in a pond
  6. 6.Rain falls from the clouds. It fills ponds and rivers. Plants and animals need rain.

    In “It fills ponds and rivers”, what is “It”?     (a) the rain (b) the river (c) the cloud (d) the pond
  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 fly (b) to sleep (c) to swim (d) to drink water
  8. 8.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What colour are chicks?     (a) green (b) blue (c) black (d) yellow
  9. 9.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?     (a) it crawls (b) it swims (c) it flies (d) it hops
  10. 10.A cow gives us milk. It eats grass and hay. A baby cow is called a calf.

    What is a baby cow called?     (a) a calf (b) a cub (c) a chick (d) a kid
  11. 11.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?     (a) a calf (b) a cub (c) a puppy (d) a chick
  12. 12.A spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    True or false: A spider has six legs.     (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. in big groups
  2. the clouds
  3. eggs
  4. the fish
  5. under the ground
  6. the rain
  7. to drink water
  8. yellow
  9. it hops
  10. a calf
  11. a chick
  12. False

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