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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 995 · 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 spider has eight legs. It spins a web. Insects get stuck in the web.

    How many legs does a spider have?
    (a) eight (b) ten (c) six (d) four
  2. 2.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 hard (b) very little (c) only at night (d) never
  3. 3.A frog can live on land and in water. It catches insects with its long tongue. A baby frog is a tadpole.

    What does it catch insects with?
    (a) its long tongue (b) its tail (c) its eyes (d) its legs
  4. 4.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    What does the elephant have?
    (a) two humps (b) a short tail (c) a long trunk (d) a long neck
  5. 5.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    True or false: A fish has four legs.
    (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    What is a baby hen called?
    (a) a puppy (b) a calf (c) a cub (d) a chick
  7. 7.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 flat beak (b) no nose (c) a long trunk (d) a sharp nose
  8. 8.A tortoise moves very slowly. It has a hard shell on its back. It hides inside the shell when it is scared.

    Which word is the opposite of “hard”?
    (a) scared (b) slow (c) big (d) soft
  9. 9.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    How does honey taste?
    (a) bitter (b) salty (c) sour (d) sweet
  10. 10.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    True or false: Chicks are big and black.
    (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?
    (a) it swims (b) it flies (c) it hops (d) it crawls
  12. 12.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    Why do dogs bark here?
    (a) they are hungry (b) it is raining (c) they are sleepy (d) someone is at the door

Answer key

  1. eight
  2. very hard
  3. its long tongue
  4. a long trunk
  5. False
  6. a chick
  7. a sharp nose
  8. soft
  9. sweet
  10. False
  11. it hops
  12. someone is at the door

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