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Class 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension lesson 3: Animal and nature facts · Set 998 · 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.The sun gives us light. It also keeps us warm. We must not look straight at the sun.

    The sun keeps us ___.     (a) cold (b) sleepy (c) warm (d) wet
  2. 2.An elephant is very big. It has a long trunk. It uses its trunk to drink water.

    Which word is the opposite of “big”?     (a) long (b) small (c) heavy (d) tall
  3. 3.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    What can most birds do?     (a) climb (b) fly (c) swim (d) bark
  4. 4.A fish lives in water. It swims with its fins. A fish has no legs.

    How many legs does a fish have?     (a) six legs (b) two legs (c) no legs (d) four legs
  5. 5.Hens lay eggs. A baby hen is called a chick. Chicks are small and yellow.

    Which word is the opposite of “small”?     (a) yellow (b) big (c) little (d) short
  6. 6.Bees live in a hive. They make sweet honey. Bees fly from flower to flower.

    True or false: Bees live in a hive.     (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Where does snow fall?     (a) in the sea (b) on the beach (c) on high mountains (d) in the desert
  8. 8.A rabbit has long ears. It likes to eat carrots. A rabbit can hop very fast.

    How does a rabbit move?     (a) it flies (b) it crawls (c) it hops (d) it swims
  9. 9.Birds have wings and feathers. Most birds can fly. They lay eggs in a nest.

    In “They lay eggs in a nest”, who are “They”?     (a) wings (b) eggs (c) birds (d) fish
  10. 10.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    What colour is snow?     (a) white (b) black (c) grey (d) blue
  11. 11.A dog has a sharp nose. It can smell things from far away. Dogs bark to tell us someone is at the door.

    True or false: A dog can smell things from far away.     (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Snow is white and cold. It falls on high mountains in winter. Children make snowmen with it.

    Which word is the opposite of “cold”?     (a) white (b) wet (c) high (d) hot

Answer key

  1. warm
  2. small
  3. fly
  4. no legs
  5. big
  6. True
  7. on high mountains
  8. it hops
  9. birds
  10. white
  11. True
  12. hot

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