Comprehension Worksheets for Class 4 – Notices
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.
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1.Fruit chaat
You need: one apple, one banana, a bowl of grapes, half a cup of pomegranate seeds, a pinch of black salt and some lemon juice.
Step 1: Ask an adult to cut the apple into small pieces.
Step 2: Peel the banana and break it into rounds.
Step 3: Put all the fruit in a bowl.
Step 4: Sprinkle black salt and lemon juice on top.
Step 5: Toss gently and eat it fresh.
Who should cut the apple? (a) You (b) Your sister (c) An adult -
2.NOTICE
Greenfield Public School
The school library will be closed on Monday for cleaning. Students must return all library books by Saturday. Books returned late will not be accepted on Monday. The library will open again on Tuesday at nine o’clock. For any questions, please meet the librarian, Mrs Joshi. Thank you for your help.
Why will the library be closed on Monday? (a) For a holiday (b) For painting (c) For cleaning -
3.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
Who will guide the students? (a) A yoga teacher (b) The principal (c) The class monitor -
4.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
Why are the bus timings changing? (a) Roads are closed (b) New drivers (c) School closes earlier -
5.Quick curd rice
You need: one bowl of cooked rice, one cup of fresh curd, a little salt, some grated carrot and a few curry leaves.
Step 1: Make sure the rice has cooled down.
Step 2: Mash the rice lightly with a spoon.
Step 3: Add the curd and salt, and mix well.
Step 4: Put the grated carrot on top.
Step 5: Ask an adult to add the curry leaves fried in a little oil.
Curd rice keeps you cool on hot days.
What must you check first? (a) The curd is hot (b) The oil is ready (c) The rice has cooled -
6.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.
Who should run the mixer? (a) You alone (b) An adult (c) Your little brother -
7.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.
What comes out in about four days? (a) A flower (b) A tiny root (c) A green shoot -
8.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
When will the buses leave from 4 July? (a) At three o’clock (b) At two o’clock (c) At half past two -
9.NOTICE
Book Fair
Our school will hold a book fair from 10 to 12 January in the activity room. You will find storybooks, comics, quiz books and books in Hindi and Tamil. Prices start from twenty rupees. Every student who buys a book will get a free bookmark. The fair will be open during the lunch break and after school. Happy reading!
Library Committee
What is the lowest price of a book? (a) Ten rupees (b) Fifty rupees (c) Twenty rupees -
10.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) The playground (b) The new school bus (c) Their child’s notebooks -
11.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
When will the meeting be held? (a) Friday, 17 November (b) Saturday, 18 November (c) Sunday, 19 November -
12.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!
True or false: You need fire to make this snack. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- An adult
- For cleaning
- A yoga teacher
- School closes earlier
- The rice has cooled
- An adult
- A tiny root
- At half past two
- Twenty rupees
- Their child’s notebooks
- Saturday, 18 November
- False
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