Comprehension Worksheets for Class 4 – Notices

Reading comprehension lesson 14: Notices, instructions and recipes · Set 811 · 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
   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.
   
   By when must library books be returned? (a) By Tuesday (b) By Saturday (c) By Monday
2. 2.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
3. 3.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!
   
   How much lemon juice do you add? (a) A full cup (b) A few drops (c) Two lemons
4. 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!
   
   Which two vegetables go into the chaat? (a) Tomato and cucumber (b) Potato and peas (c) Onion and carrot
5. 5.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) Dry sand (c) A bean seed
6. 6.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.
   
   Who adds the curry leaves? (a) An adult (b) Your friend (c) You
7. 7.LOST AND FOUND
   A blue lunch box was found under a bench in the playground on Wednesday. It has a picture of a parrot on the lid. There is a small spoon inside it. The owner can collect it from the school office. Please bring a note from your parents. The office is open from nine o’clock to one o’clock.
   School Office
   
   Where can the owner collect it? (a) The staff room (b) The school office (c) The playground
8. 8.Make a Diwali card
   Step 1: Fold a sheet of chart paper in half.
   Step 2: Draw a diya on the front with crayons.
   Step 3: Stick small bits of shiny paper around the diya.
   Step 4: Write “Happy Diwali” inside in your best handwriting.
   Step 5: Sign your name below the message.
   Now give the card to someone you love!
   
   What do you stick around the diya? (a) Cotton (b) Leaves (c) Shiny paper
9. 9.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
10. 10.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
11. 11.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.
    
    Which salt goes on top? (a) White salt (b) Sea salt (c) Black salt
12. 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.
    
    What do you do just after squeezing the juice? (a) Cut the lemons (b) Pour into glasses (c) Add sugar and salt

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