Comprehension Worksheets for Class 3 – Mixed
Reading tip (Prove it from the passage): Read the passage and see what kind it is. Find the key word of the question in the passage. Choose the option that the line proves.
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1.Mother: Kunal, it is getting dark. Where were you?
Kunal: I was at Arif’s house, making a kite.
Mother: You should have told me before going.
Kunal: Sorry, Ma, I forgot.
Mother: I was worried, so please tell me next time.
Kunal: I promise I will.
What time of day is it? (a) It is noon (b) It is early morning (c) It is getting dark (d) It is midnight -
2.Teacher: Why are you late today, Neha?
Neha: Ma’am, our school bus broke down on the way.
Teacher: Oh dear! How did you come then?
Neha: My father dropped me on his scooter.
Teacher: All right. Please sit down and open your maths book.
Neha: Thank you, ma’am.
What does the teacher tell Neha to do? (a) stand outside (b) sit down (c) go home (d) call her father -
3.Plants make their own food in their leaves. To do this, they need sunlight, water and air. The roots take in water from the soil. The green colour in the leaves helps them catch sunlight. Animals cannot make their own food like plants do. That is why plants are very important for all living things.
True or false: Animals can make their own food like plants. (a) True (b) False -
4.Water can be found in three forms. When water freezes, it becomes solid ice. When ice melts, it turns back into liquid water. When water is heated, it turns into steam, which is a gas. We use ice to keep drinks cold on hot days. Clouds are formed when water vapour cools high up in the sky.
What is steam? (a) a liquid (b) a cloud (c) a solid (d) a gas -
5.Honeybees live together in a home called a hive. A hive has one queen bee, who lays all the eggs. The worker bees collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey. They also clean the hive and look after the young bees. When a bee finds flowers, it does a special dance to tell the others where to go. Bees also help plants by carrying pollen from flower to flower.
Who lays all the eggs in a hive? (a) the worker bees (b) the young bees (c) the oldest bee (d) the queen bee -
6.Every evening, Pooja’s grandfather waters the plants in the courtyard. He has a tulsi plant, a rose bush and a tall curry leaf plant. One day, he fell ill and had to rest in bed for a week. Pooja took over his job. She watered the plants and pulled out the weeds. When Dadaji got better, he was happy to see the plants green and healthy.
When does Pooja’s grandfather water the plants? (a) at night (b) on Sundays (c) every evening (d) every morning -
7.Shopkeeper: Good morning! What would you like?
Iqbal: I need two kilos of onions and one kilo of tomatoes, please.
Shopkeeper: Here you are. That will be ninety rupees.
Iqbal: Here is a hundred-rupee note.
Shopkeeper: And here are your ten rupees back. Thank you!
Which note does Iqbal give? (a) a coin (b) a ten-rupee note (c) a fifty-rupee note (d) a hundred-rupee note -
8.A seed has a baby plant inside it. When a seed gets water, air and warmth, it starts to grow. This is called germination. First, a tiny root grows down into the soil. Then a small shoot grows up towards the light. Soon the first green leaves open. You can watch this happen by keeping a few moong seeds on wet cotton.
Which seeds can you keep on wet cotton to watch them grow? (a) sand (b) rice grains (c) moong seeds (d) salt -
9.Our teeth help us bite and chew food. Children have twenty milk teeth, which fall out one by one. New, stronger teeth grow in their place. Sugary food and sticky sweets can cause holes in our teeth. So we should brush our teeth twice a day, in the morning and at night. We should also rinse our mouth with water after every meal.
What grows in place of the milk teeth? (a) stronger teeth (b) soft teeth (c) more milk teeth (d) no teeth -
10.The peacock is the national bird of India. The male peacock has a long tail with shining blue and green feathers. Each feather has a pattern that looks like an eye. When it rains, the peacock often spreads its tail and dances. The female, called a peahen, is brown and has no long tail. Peacocks eat seeds, insects and even small snakes.
When does the peacock often dance? (a) at night (b) in winter (c) when it is hungry (d) when it rains -
11.Vikram’s school held a drawing competition on the theme “My City”. Vikram drew the busy Howrah Bridge with buses, taxis and people. His friend Priya drew a quiet lake with ducks. Vikram won second prize and Priya won first prize. Vikram felt a little disappointed at first. Then he congratulated Priya with a big smile.
What did Priya draw? (a) a quiet lake with ducks (b) a big school (c) a busy bridge (d) a tall tree -
12.Magnets can pull things made of iron and steel. This pull is called attraction. A magnet cannot pull wood, paper, plastic or glass. Every magnet has two ends called poles: a north pole and a south pole. Two north poles push each other away. A north pole and a south pole pull each other close. Magnets are used in toys, fridge doors and compasses.
What can magnets pull? (a) iron and steel (b) plastic and glass (c) wood and paper (d) stone and sand
Answer key
- It is getting dark
- sit down
- False
- a gas
- the queen bee
- every evening
- a hundred-rupee note
- moong seeds
- stronger teeth
- when it rains
- a quiet lake with ducks
- iron and steel
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