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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 470 · 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.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
  2. 2.Kabir: Look, Anu! There’s a rainbow in the sky.
    Anu: How many colours can you see?
    Kabir: I can see seven colours.
    Anu: Why do rainbows come out after rain?
    Kabir: Sunlight passes through tiny raindrops and splits into colours.
    Anu: Let’s draw one when we go inside.

    What does Kabir see in the sky?
    (a) a kite (b) the Moon (c) a rainbow (d) an aeroplane
  3. 3.Trees are very useful to us. They give us fruits, wood and shade. Trees take in the air we breathe out and give out oxygen, the gas we need to live. Their roots hold the soil together, so it is not washed away by rain. Birds build nests in trees, and many insects live on them. That is why we should plant more trees and not cut them down.

    What do tree roots hold together?
    (a) the leaves (b) the water (c) the branches (d) the soil
  4. 4.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 own (b) her father’s (c) her friend’s (d) her mother’s
  5. 5.Frogs can live both in water and on land. A frog lays its eggs in water. Tadpoles come out of the eggs and swim with their tails, like tiny fish. Slowly, they grow legs and lose their tails. Then they hop out of the water as young frogs. Frogs catch insects with their long, sticky tongues. In the monsoon, you can hear them croaking loudly.

    Where does a frog lay its eggs?
    (a) on land (b) in trees (c) in nests (d) in water
  6. 6.Meena: Papa, can we go to the Republic Day parade this year?
    Papa: Yes, but we must leave home very early.
    Meena: Why so early?
    Papa: Thousands of people come to watch, and the roads are closed after seven o’clock.
    Meena: I will set my alarm for five o’clock then.
    Papa: Good idea. Keep your cap and water bottle ready too.

    For what time will Meena set her alarm?
    (a) eight o’clock (b) six o’clock (c) five o’clock (d) seven o’clock
  7. 7.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 headache (c) a cough (d) a cut
  8. 8.Trees are very useful to us. They give us fruits, wood and shade. Trees take in the air we breathe out and give out oxygen, the gas we need to live. Their roots hold the soil together, so it is not washed away by rain. Birds build nests in trees, and many insects live on them. That is why we should plant more trees and not cut them down.

    Which of these do trees give us?
    (a) metal (b) glass (c) shade (d) plastic
  9. 9.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 they build the new castle?
    (a) farther from the water (b) in the water (c) on a rock (d) nearer the water
  10. 10.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.

    What did the old man give the boys?
    (a) a toy car (b) a book (c) a box of sweets (d) some money
  11. 11.Anil found a small puppy shivering under a bench at the bus stop. It was raining hard, and the puppy was wet and hungry. Anil wrapped it in his scarf and carried it home. His mother warmed some milk in a bowl. The puppy drank all of it and wagged its tail. Anil named the puppy Bijli because it ran as fast as lightning.

    Where did Anil find the puppy?
    (a) on a train (b) in a shop (c) in the park (d) under a bench
  12. 12.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!

    How many kilos of onions does Iqbal buy?
    (a) one (b) two (c) four (d) three

Answer key

  1. thirty rupees
  2. a rainbow
  3. the soil
  4. her mother’s
  5. in water
  6. five o’clock
  7. a stomach ache
  8. shade
  9. farther from the water
  10. a box of sweets
  11. under a bench
  12. two

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