Comprehension passages for Class 3 — with questions and answers

Meera lived with her father, a woodcutter, at the edge of a forest. One morning, on her way to the market, she found a small cloth bag on the road. Inside were some coins and a letter with a name and address.

Meera knew that the money was not hers. She walked to the address written in the letter. An old man opened the door. When he saw the bag, his eyes filled with tears. "This is money for my medicines," he said. "I dropped it yesterday."

The old man wanted to give Meera a reward, but she only smiled and said, "Please take care of yourself." That evening, her father hugged her and said he was proud of her.

Honeybees live together in a home called a hive. A hive can have thousands of bees. One big bee, the queen, lays the eggs. The worker bees do all the other jobs.

Worker bees fly from flower to flower to collect a sweet juice called nectar. Back in the hive, they turn the nectar into honey. While they visit flowers, bees also carry pollen from one flower to another. This helps plants make fruits and seeds.

Without bees, we would have fewer fruits and vegetables. That is why we must protect bees and plant more flowers.