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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 367 · 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.Joseph and his sister Mary went to the beach in Goa with their parents. They built a big sandcastle with towers and a moat. Suddenly, a large wave rushed in and washed half of it away. Mary started to cry. Joseph laughed and said they could build an even better one. Together they built a new castle, a little farther from the water.

    Where did Joseph and Mary go?
    (a) the market (b) the beach (c) the hills (d) the zoo
  2. 2.Gurpreet found a wallet on the pavement outside the vegetable market. Inside, there was some money and a card with a name and address. Gurpreet did not keep the money. With his elder brother, he went to the address and rang the bell. An old man opened the door and was very happy to see his lost wallet. He thanked the boys and gave them a box of sweets.

    Where did Gurpreet find the wallet?
    (a) in a bus (b) on the pavement (c) at the park (d) in his school
  3. 3.Sana wanted to learn to swim, but she was afraid of deep water. Her coach, Mary ma’am, started by teaching her to float in the shallow end of the pool. Slowly, Sana learnt to kick her legs and move her arms. After a month, she swam across the whole pool. She was so proud of herself. Now she goes swimming every Saturday.

    What did the coach teach Sana first?
    (a) to float (b) to dive (c) to race (d) to jump
  4. 4.Meher planted a mango seed in a pot on her balcony. Every morning, she gave it a little water. For many days, nothing happened, and Meher felt sad. Then one Sunday, she saw a tiny green shoot peeping out of the soil. She clapped her hands and called her grandfather to see it. Nanaji smiled and said that patience always pays.

    What seed did Meher plant?
    (a) a lemon seed (b) a neem seed (c) a bean seed (d) a mango seed
  5. 5.Ravi: Hey Salma, are you coming to play cricket?
    Salma: I can’t, I have to finish my science project.
    Ravi: What is it about?
    Salma: It is a model of the solar system made with clay balls.
    Ravi: Can I help you?
    Salma: Sure! Then we can both play after we finish.

    Which game does Ravi want to play?
    (a) football (b) cricket (c) hockey (d) kabaddi
  6. 6.Abdul: Sir, why does the bulb in my torch not glow?
    Teacher: Maybe the battery is dead. Did you check it?
    Abdul: No, I did not.
    Teacher: Put in a new battery and try again.
    Abdul: It glows now! Thank you, sir.
    Teacher: Remember, a torch needs a working battery to light up.

    What does a torch need to light up?
    (a) a working battery (b) water (c) a long wire (d) sunlight
  7. 7.One afternoon, a monkey jumped into Lalita’s kitchen through the open window. It grabbed a bunch of bananas from the table. Lalita’s little brother screamed and hid behind the door. Lalita did not panic. She threw a cucumber out into the garden, and the monkey ran after it, dropping the bananas. After that, Lalita always kept the window closed.

    Who hid behind the door?
    (a) The monkey (b) Lalita’s mother (c) Lalita (d) Lalita’s little brother
  8. 8.Aisha baked a cake for her mother’s birthday with help from her father. She mixed flour, sugar, eggs and milk in a big bowl. Her father put the cake in the oven. While they waited, Aisha made a card with a drawing of a sunflower. When her mother came home, Aisha shouted, “Surprise!” Her mother hugged her and said it was the best gift ever.

    For whose birthday did Aisha bake the cake?
    (a) her father’s (b) her own (c) her friend’s (d) her mother’s
  9. 9.Conductor: Tickets, please! Where are you going?
    Lakshmi: Two tickets to Charminar, please. One full and one half.
    Conductor: The half ticket is for the child?
    Lakshmi: Yes, my son is six years old.
    Conductor: That will be thirty rupees in all.
    Lakshmi: Here you are.

    How much do the tickets cost in all?
    (a) twenty rupees (b) fifty rupees (c) thirty rupees (d) fifteen rupees
  10. 10.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) plastic and glass (b) wood and paper (c) stone and sand (d) iron and steel
  11. 11.Ants are tiny insects, but they are very strong. An ant can carry things much heavier than its own body. Ants live together in large groups called colonies. Some ants build their homes under the ground, with many rooms and tunnels. When an ant finds food, it leaves a smell trail. Other ants follow this trail to reach the food.

    What are large groups of ants called?
    (a) flocks (b) hives (c) herds (d) colonies
  12. 12.Kavya’s grandmother lives in a small village near Mysuru. Every summer holiday, Kavya travels there by train with her father. In the village, she wakes up to the sound of roosters. She helps her grandmother feed the cows and pick jasmine flowers. In the evenings, Ajji tells her stories under the starry sky. Kavya always feels sad when the holidays end.

    Where does Kavya’s grandmother live?
    (a) near Chennai (b) near Mysuru (c) in Mumbai (d) near Delhi

Answer key

  1. the beach
  2. on the pavement
  3. to float
  4. a mango seed
  5. cricket
  6. a working battery
  7. Lalita’s little brother
  8. her mother’s
  9. thirty rupees
  10. iron and steel
  11. colonies
  12. near Mysuru

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