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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 253 · 12 questions
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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. 1.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 cools high up in the sky to form clouds?
    (a) smoke (b) ice (c) water vapour (d) dust
  2. 2.Doctor: What is the matter, Pranav?
    Pranav: I have a stomach ache, doctor.
    Doctor: What did you eat yesterday?
    Pranav: I ate pani puri from a roadside stall.
    Doctor: The water may not have been clean. Take this medicine and drink boiled water.
    Pranav: I will. I won’t eat from that stall again.

    What does the doctor say may not have been clean?
    (a) the water (b) the medicine (c) his hands (d) the plate
  3. 3.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!

    Where does this conversation take place?
    (a) at a bus stop (b) at a vegetable shop (c) at a school (d) at a hospital
  4. 4.Rain begins with the Sun heating water in seas, rivers and lakes. The warm water turns into water vapour and rises into the sky. High up, the air is cold, so the vapour cools and forms tiny drops. Many drops join together to make clouds. When the drops become too heavy, they fall as rain. This journey of water is called the water cycle.

    Why do the drops fall as rain?
    (a) The Sun pulls them (b) The wind pushes them (c) They become too cold (d) They become too heavy
  5. 5.Riya: Dadi, why are you making so many ladoos?
    Dadi: Tomorrow is Diwali, and your cousins are coming.
    Riya: Can I help you?
    Dadi: Yes, wash your hands first.
    Riya: Done! Shall I roll them?
    Dadi: Roll them small and round, like marbles.

    What must Riya do first?
    (a) buy sugar (b) roll the ladoos (c) wash her hands (d) light lamps
  6. 6.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.

    Who asks the questions in this conversation?
    (a) the bus driver (b) the teacher (c) Neha (d) Neha’s father
  7. 7.The Sharma family was going on a picnic to a lake. Mother packed puris, potato curry and lemon rice. Father carried a big mat and a cricket bat. When they reached the lake, dark clouds covered the sky. It began to pour, so they ran into a small shelter. They ate their lunch there and watched the rain fall on the lake.

    Who packed the food?
    (a) The children (b) Grandma (c) Mother (d) Father
  8. 8.Deepa’s bicycle had a flat tyre. She did not know how to fix it, so she asked her neighbour, Thomas uncle. He showed her how to find the hole by putting the tube in a bucket of water. Tiny bubbles came out where the hole was. Thomas uncle stuck a patch on the hole and pumped air into the tyre. Now Deepa can fix a flat tyre all by herself.

    Whom did Deepa ask for help?
    (a) her teacher (b) Thomas uncle (c) her brother (d) her father
  9. 9.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 big school (b) a tall tree (c) a busy bridge (d) a quiet lake with ducks
  10. 10.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.

    Why was Neha late?
    (a) It was raining (b) She was ill (c) She woke up late (d) Her bus broke down
  11. 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 Vikram draw?
    (a) a railway station (b) a temple (c) Howrah Bridge (d) a quiet lake
  12. 12.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.

    What is the national bird of India?
    (a) the peacock (b) the crow (c) the parrot (d) the sparrow

Answer key

  1. water vapour
  2. the water
  3. at a vegetable shop
  4. They become too heavy
  5. wash her hands
  6. the teacher
  7. Mother
  8. Thomas uncle
  9. a quiet lake with ducks
  10. Her bus broke down
  11. Howrah Bridge
  12. the peacock

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