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
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
Who wrote this notice? (a) The class monitor (b) The principal (c) A parent -
2.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 many lemons do you need? (a) Two (b) One (c) Four -
3.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 just after rubbing for twenty seconds? (a) Rub soap on hands (b) Wet your hands (c) Rinse off the soap -
4.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) After one hour (b) At once (c) The next day -
5.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 -
6.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 did the buses leave earlier? (a) Half past two (b) Three o’clock (c) Four o’clock -
7.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 -
8.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 mat or a large towel (c) A tiffin box -
9.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) Cut it with a knife (c) Break it into rounds -
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
What will a student who buys a book get? (a) A free pencil (b) A free comic (c) A free bookmark -
11.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
When is Save Water Week? (a) 1 to 7 May (b) 7 to 14 March (c) 1 to 7 March -
12.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) Not at all (c) Softly and carefully
Answer key
- The principal
- Two
- Rinse off the soap
- At once
- Run the mixer
- Three o’clock
- Twenty rupees
- A mat or a large towel
- Break it into rounds
- A free bookmark
- 1 to 7 March
- Softly and carefully
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