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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 408 · 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.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 is Pranav’s problem?
    (a) a stomach ache (b) a cough (c) a headache (d) a cut
  2. 2.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.

    What flowers does Kavya pick?
    (a) lotus (b) jasmine (c) roses (d) marigold
  3. 3.Elephants are the largest animals that live on land. An elephant uses its long trunk to breathe, smell, drink and pick up food. It sucks water into its trunk and then sprays it into its mouth. Elephants have big ears that flap to keep them cool. They live in groups led by the oldest female. In India, elephants live in forests in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam and other states.

    Why do elephants flap their big ears?
    (a) to fly (b) to keep them cool (c) to hear better (d) to scare birds
  4. 4.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) fifteen rupees (b) thirty rupees (c) twenty rupees (d) fifty rupees
  5. 5.Farhan’s kite was red with a long yellow tail. On the day of the kite festival, he went up to the terrace with his uncle. The wind was strong, and the kite flew higher than all the others. Then its string got stuck in a tall coconut tree. Farhan was worried, but his uncle gently pulled the string free. By evening, Farhan’s kite was still flying high in the sky.

    What colour was Farhan’s kite?
    (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) green
  6. 6.The Moon is Earth’s closest neighbour in space. It does not make its own light. The Moon shines because sunlight falls on it and bounces off. As the Moon goes around Earth, we see different shapes of it. On a full moon night, we see the whole round Moon. On a new moon night, we cannot see the Moon at all. It takes about a month for the Moon to go around Earth.

    How long does the Moon take to go around Earth?
    (a) about a week (b) about a day (c) about a year (d) about a month
  7. 7.Elephants are the largest animals that live on land. An elephant uses its long trunk to breathe, smell, drink and pick up food. It sucks water into its trunk and then sprays it into its mouth. Elephants have big ears that flap to keep them cool. They live in groups led by the oldest female. In India, elephants live in forests in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam and other states.

    Who leads a group of elephants?
    (a) the oldest female (b) the youngest calf (c) a tiger (d) the biggest male
  8. 8.Last Sunday, Ishaan and Zoya visited the city zoo with their class. First, they saw a pair of tigers resting in the shade. Next, they watched the elephants spray water with their trunks. Zoya’s favourite was the peacock, which opened its tail like a fan. Ishaan liked the noisy monkeys best. Before leaving, the teacher told them never to feed the animals.

    With whom did Ishaan and Zoya visit the zoo?
    (a) their neighbours (b) their uncle (c) their parents (d) their class
  9. 9.Elephants are the largest animals that live on land. An elephant uses its long trunk to breathe, smell, drink and pick up food. It sucks water into its trunk and then sprays it into its mouth. Elephants have big ears that flap to keep them cool. They live in groups led by the oldest female. In India, elephants live in forests in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam and other states.

    Which are the largest animals that live on land?
    (a) camels (b) elephants (c) giraffes (d) rhinos
  10. 10.Grandpa: Shreya, do you know why we celebrate Pongal?
    Shreya: Is it a harvest festival, Thatha?
    Grandpa: Yes. Farmers thank the Sun and the cattle for a good crop.
    Shreya: What do we cook on Pongal day?
    Grandpa: We boil rice with milk and jaggery in a new pot until it spills over.
    Shreya: I love that sweet pongal!

    Whom do farmers thank at Pongal?
    (a) the birds (b) the Sun and the cattle (c) the rain and rivers (d) the trees
  11. 11.Elephants are the largest animals that live on land. An elephant uses its long trunk to breathe, smell, drink and pick up food. It sucks water into its trunk and then sprays it into its mouth. Elephants have big ears that flap to keep them cool. They live in groups led by the oldest female. In India, elephants live in forests in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam and other states.

    Which of these does an elephant use its trunk for?
    (a) sleep (b) hear (c) smell (d) see
  12. 12.Our heart is a strong muscle about the size of our fist. It works like a pump and pushes blood all around the body. The heart never stops, even when we are asleep. Blood carries food and oxygen to every part of the body. When we run or play, our heart beats faster. Doctors listen to the heartbeat with a stethoscope.

    The heart works like a ___.
    (a) pump (b) fan (c) bell (d) clock

Answer key

  1. a stomach ache
  2. jasmine
  3. to keep them cool
  4. thirty rupees
  5. red
  6. about a month
  7. the oldest female
  8. their class
  9. elephants
  10. the Sun and the cattle
  11. smell
  12. pump

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