Comprehension Worksheets for Class 3 – Dialogues

Reading comprehension lesson 11: Dialogues · Set 304 · 12 questions

Reading tip (Name before the colon): The name before “:” is the speaker. “I” means the speaker; “you” means the person they are talking to. Follow the talk in order to see what was decided.

1. 1.Shopkeeper: Good morning! What would you like?
   Iqbal: I need two kilos of onions and one kilo of tomatoes, please.
   Shopkeeper: Here you are. That will be ninety rupees.
   Iqbal: Here is a hundred-rupee note.
   Shopkeeper: And here are your ten rupees back. Thank you!
   
   Where does this conversation take place? (a) at a vegetable shop (b) at a hospital (c) at a bus stop (d) at a school
2. 2.Doctor: What is the matter, Pranav?
   Pranav: I have a stomach ache, doctor.
   Doctor: What did you eat yesterday?
   Pranav: I ate pani puri from a roadside stall.
   Doctor: The water may not have been clean. Take this medicine and drink boiled water.
   Pranav: I will. I won’t eat from that stall again.
   
   What kind of water should Pranav drink? (a) sea water (b) cold water (c) tap water (d) boiled water
3. 3.Conductor: Tickets, please! Where are you going?
   Lakshmi: Two tickets to Charminar, please. One full and one half.
   Conductor: The half ticket is for the child?
   Lakshmi: Yes, my son is six years old.
   Conductor: That will be thirty rupees in all.
   Lakshmi: Here you are.
   
   Where is Lakshmi going? (a) the airport (b) the station (c) Charminar (d) the zoo
4. 4.Riya: Dadi, why are you making so many ladoos?
   Dadi: Tomorrow is Diwali, and your cousins are coming.
   Riya: Can I help you?
   Dadi: Yes, wash your hands first.
   Riya: Done! Shall I roll them?
   Dadi: Roll them small and round, like marbles.
   
   What must Riya do first? (a) light lamps (b) buy sugar (c) roll the ladoos (d) wash her hands
5. 5.Harpreet: Nani, what are you planting?
   Nani: These are tomato seedlings. I will plant them in a row.
   Harpreet: How far apart should they be?
   Nani: About one hand’s length, so each plant gets enough space.
   Harpreet: When will we get tomatoes?
   Nani: In about two months, if we water them every day.
   
   Why does Nani keep the plants apart? (a) So each has space (b) To keep birds away (c) To make a pattern (d) To save seeds
6. 6.Coach: Team, the final match is on Saturday.
   Zara: Coach, what time should we come?
   Coach: Be at the ground by eight o’clock in the morning.
   Vinay: Should we bring our own water?
   Coach: Yes, and wear the blue team shirts.
   Zara: We will practise hard every evening till then.
   
   By what time should the team be at the ground? (a) eight o’clock (b) nine o’clock (c) seven o’clock (d) ten o’clock
7. 7.Aman: Mum, I can’t find my school shoes anywhere.
   Mum: Did you look under your bed?
   Aman: Yes, they are not there.
   Mum: What about the balcony? You washed them yesterday.
   Aman: Oh yes! They are drying in the sun.
   Mum: Next time, put things back in their place.
   
   What can’t Aman find? (a) school shoes (b) school bag (c) socks (d) tiffin box
8. 8.Meena: Papa, can we go to the Republic Day parade this year?
   Papa: Yes, but we must leave home very early.
   Meena: Why so early?
   Papa: Thousands of people come to watch, and the roads are closed after seven o’clock.
   Meena: I will set my alarm for five o’clock then.
   Papa: Good idea. Keep your cap and water bottle ready too.
   
   For what time will Meena set her alarm? (a) seven o’clock (b) six o’clock (c) eight o’clock (d) five o’clock
9. 9.Conductor: Tickets, please! Where are you going?
   Lakshmi: Two tickets to Charminar, please. One full and one half.
   Conductor: The half ticket is for the child?
   Lakshmi: Yes, my son is six years old.
   Conductor: That will be thirty rupees in all.
   Lakshmi: Here you are.
   
   Who is the half ticket for? (a) Lakshmi (b) the conductor (c) her husband (d) Lakshmi’s son
10. 10.Riya: Dadi, why are you making so many ladoos?
    Dadi: Tomorrow is Diwali, and your cousins are coming.
    Riya: Can I help you?
    Dadi: Yes, wash your hands first.
    Riya: Done! Shall I roll them?
    Dadi: Roll them small and round, like marbles.
    
    What are the ladoos compared to? (a) marbles (b) balls (c) stars (d) coins
11. 11.Waiter: What would you like to eat?
    Maya: One plate of idli, please.
    Rohan: And I will have a masala dosa.
    Waiter: Anything to drink?
    Maya: Two glasses of mango juice. Not too cold, please.
    Waiter: Your food will be ready in ten minutes.
    
    How many glasses of juice do they order? (a) four (b) three (c) two (d) one
12. 12.Aman: Mum, I can’t find my school shoes anywhere.
    Mum: Did you look under your bed?
    Aman: Yes, they are not there.
    Mum: What about the balcony? You washed them yesterday.
    Aman: Oh yes! They are drying in the sun.
    Mum: Next time, put things back in their place.
    
    When did Aman wash his shoes? (a) today (b) yesterday (c) this morning (d) last week

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