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.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
On which date is Yoga Day? (a) 5 June (b) 21 July (c) 21 June -
2.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 goes into the jar first? (a) A wet tissue paper (b) A bean seed (c) Dry sand -
3.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.
What do you do with the peeled banana? (a) Mash it (b) Break it into rounds (c) Cut it with a knife -
4.How to make a paper boat
Step 1: Take a rectangle of paper and fold it in half from top to bottom.
Step 2: Fold the two top corners down to the middle to make a triangle.
Step 3: Fold the strips at the bottom up on both sides.
Step 4: Open the middle and press it flat into a square.
Step 5: Pull the top corners out gently to get your boat.
Now float it in a tub of water!
What do the folded top corners make? (a) A circle (b) A square (c) A triangle -
5.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 two o’clock (b) At half past two (c) At three o’clock -
6.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) Wash the sprouts (b) Mix with a spoon (c) Add lemon juice -
7.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 bring to sit on? (a) A water bucket (b) A tiffin box (c) A mat or a large towel -
8.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
What must a class do to win the prize? (a) Save the most water (b) Make two posters (c) Use the most water -
9.How to make a paper boat
Step 1: Take a rectangle of paper and fold it in half from top to bottom.
Step 2: Fold the two top corners down to the middle to make a triangle.
Step 3: Fold the strips at the bottom up on both sides.
Step 4: Open the middle and press it flat into a square.
Step 5: Pull the top corners out gently to get your boat.
Now float it in a tub of water!
What does “gently” mean in Step 5? (a) Very hard and fast (b) Softly and carefully (c) Not at all -
10.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
Where will the book fair be held? (a) The playground (b) The activity room (c) The library -
11.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 do you do first? (a) Rub soap (b) Wet your hands (c) Dry your hands -
12.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.
How long should you stir? (a) Until it is hot (b) Until sugar disappears (c) For one hour
Answer key
- 21 June
- A wet tissue paper
- Break it into rounds
- A triangle
- At half past two
- Wash the sprouts
- A mat or a large towel
- Save the most water
- Softly and carefully
- The activity room
- Wet your hands
- Until sugar disappears
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