Comprehension Worksheets for Class 4 – Notices

Reading comprehension lesson 14: Notices, instructions and recipes · Set 455 · 12 questions

Reading tip (Read it in order): A notice: find what, when, where and who. Steps: follow the order — first, next, then, finally. For “which step comes after …”, find that step and read the next one.

1. 1.NOTICE
   Change in Bus Timings
   From Monday, 4 July, school buses will leave the school at half past two. Earlier, they left at three o’clock. This change is because the school will close earlier in the rainy season. Bus stops will stay the same. Parents should be at the bus stop ten minutes early. Please call the transport desk if you have any doubt.
   Transport In-charge
   
   True or false: The bus stops will change. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.NOTICE
   Drawing Competition
   An inter-house drawing competition will be held on 12 August in the school hall. The topic is “My Clean India”. Students of Classes 3 to 5 can take part. Bring your own crayons and colour pencils. Drawing sheets will be given by the school. Give your names to your class teacher by 8 August.
   Art Teacher
   
   Which students can take part? (a) Classes 1 to 3 (b) Classes 3 to 5 (c) Classes 6 to 8
3. 3.Banana milkshake
   You need: two ripe bananas, two glasses of cold milk, one spoon of honey and a pinch of cardamom powder.
   Step 1: Peel the bananas and break them into pieces.
   Step 2: Put the pieces, milk and honey into the mixer jar.
   Step 3: Ask an adult to run the mixer for one minute.
   Step 4: Add the cardamom powder and stir.
   Step 5: Pour into two glasses and enjoy it cold.
   
   How long does the mixer run? (a) Ten minutes (b) One minute (c) One hour
4. 4.NOTICE
   Save Water Week
   Our school will celebrate Save Water Week from 1 to 7 March. Every class will make a poster about saving water. Please turn off taps tightly after use. Do not throw extra drinking water on the ground; pour it into the plant pots. The class that saves the most water will get a prize. Let us save every drop!
   Eco Club
   
   Where should extra drinking water go? (a) Into the plant pots (b) On the ground (c) Into the drain
5. 5.NOTICE
   International Yoga Day
   On 21 June, all students will do yoga in the playground at seven o’clock in the morning. Please wear a white T-shirt and track pants. Bring a mat or a large towel to sit on. Come with an empty stomach or after a light snack. A yoga teacher from the city will guide us. After yoga, everyone will get fresh fruit.
   Sports Department
   
   What should students wear? (a) A raincoat (b) A white T-shirt (c) A blue uniform
6. 6.Grow a bean in a jar
   Step 1: Fold a wet tissue paper and put it inside a glass jar.
   Step 2: Push a bean seed between the tissue and the glass.
   Step 3: Keep the jar near a sunny window.
   Step 4: Add a little water every day so the tissue stays wet.
   In about four days, a tiny root will come out. Soon a green shoot will grow upwards.
   
   Where should you keep the jar? (a) Near a sunny window (b) In a dark cupboard (c) In the fridge
7. 7.How to make lemonade
   You need: two lemons, four spoons of sugar, a jug of cold water and a pinch of salt.
   Step 1: Ask an adult to cut the lemons into halves.
   Step 2: Squeeze the juice of the lemons into the jug of water.
   Step 3: Add the sugar and the salt.
   Step 4: Stir well until the sugar disappears.
   Step 5: Pour into glasses and add ice if you like.
   
   Who should cut the lemons? (a) An adult (b) You (c) Your friend
8. 8.How to wash your hands
   Step 1: Wet your hands with clean running water.
   Step 2: Rub soap on both hands to make a lather.
   Step 3: Scrub your palms, fingers, nails and the backs of your hands.
   Step 4: Keep rubbing for about twenty seconds.
   Step 5: Rinse off the soap with water.
   Step 6: Dry your hands with a clean towel.
   Clean hands keep germs away!
   
   What should you dry your hands with? (a) A clean towel (b) Your shirt (c) A paper bag
9. 9.Sprouts chaat
   You need: one bowl of sprouted moong, one chopped tomato, one chopped cucumber, lemon juice, salt and chaat masala.
   Step 1: Wash the sprouts well in clean water.
   Step 2: Put them in a big bowl with the tomato and cucumber.
   Step 3: Add salt, chaat masala and a few drops of lemon juice.
   Step 4: Mix with a spoon and serve at once.
   This healthy snack needs no fire at all!
   
   What do you do first? (a) Add lemon juice (b) Mix with a spoon (c) Wash the sprouts
10. 10.Banana milkshake
    You need: two ripe bananas, two glasses of cold milk, one spoon of honey and a pinch of cardamom powder.
    Step 1: Peel the bananas and break them into pieces.
    Step 2: Put the pieces, milk and honey into the mixer jar.
    Step 3: Ask an adult to run the mixer for one minute.
    Step 4: Add the cardamom powder and stir.
    Step 5: Pour into two glasses and enjoy it cold.
    
    What happens just before you add the cardamom? (a) Peel the bananas (b) Run the mixer (c) Pour into glasses
11. 11.Sprouts chaat
    You need: one bowl of sprouted moong, one chopped tomato, one chopped cucumber, lemon juice, salt and chaat masala.
    Step 1: Wash the sprouts well in clean water.
    Step 2: Put them in a big bowl with the tomato and cucumber.
    Step 3: Add salt, chaat masala and a few drops of lemon juice.
    Step 4: Mix with a spoon and serve at once.
    This healthy snack needs no fire at all!
    
    When should you serve the chaat? (a) At once (b) After one hour (c) The next day
12. 12.NOTICE
    Parent–Teacher Meeting
    A parent–teacher meeting for Classes 1 to 5 will be held on Saturday, 18 November. It will be from ten o’clock to twelve o’clock. Parents can see their child’s notebooks and test papers. Students should come with their parents in school uniform. There will be no classes on that day. Tea will be served in the hall.
    Principal
    
    What can parents see at the meeting? (a) Their child’s notebooks (b) The playground (c) The new school bus

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