Comprehension Worksheets for Class 3 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 612 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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!
   
   Who is “Thatha” in this conversation? (a) Shreya (b) Grandpa (c) Shreya’s teacher (d) a farmer
2. 2.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.
   
   Who is coming tomorrow? (a) Riya’s cousins (b) the neighbours (c) Riya’s teacher (d) Dadi’s friends
3. 3.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 is the pull of a magnet called? (a) reflection (b) attraction (c) friction (d) gravity
4. 4.Butterflies begin their life as tiny eggs on leaves. A caterpillar hatches from each egg. The caterpillar eats leaves all day and grows bigger and bigger. Then it makes a hard case around itself called a pupa. Inside the pupa, the caterpillar slowly changes. After some days, a beautiful butterfly comes out and flies away.
   
   What hatches from a butterfly egg? (a) a butterfly (b) a bee (c) a caterpillar (d) a worm
5. 5.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.
   
   Which animals did they see first? (a) elephants (b) tigers (c) monkeys (d) peacocks
6. 6.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.
   
   How do bees help plants? (a) by eating leaves (b) by carrying pollen (c) by making shade (d) by watering them
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.
   
   Where was the family going for the picnic? (a) to a temple (b) to a fort (c) to a lake (d) to the beach
8. 8.The Sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. It is a huge ball of very hot gases. The Sun gives us light and heat. Without the Sun, there would be no plants, animals or people on Earth. The Sun looks small only because it is very far away. We must never look straight at the Sun, because it can hurt our eyes.
   
   What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a cloud (d) a star
9. 9.Nandini was scared of the dark. One night, the lights went off during a storm. Her little cousin Bunty began to cry. Nandini forgot her own fear and lit a candle. She made shadow animals on the wall with her hands to make Bunty laugh. Soon both of them were giggling, and the dark did not seem so scary anymore.
   
   What did Nandini make on the wall? (a) paintings (b) paper flowers (c) letters (d) shadow animals
10. 10.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.
    
    Whom did Meher call to see the shoot? (a) her friend (b) her mother (c) her grandfather (d) her teacher
11. 11.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.
    
    What did Pooja pull out? (a) the weeds (b) the flowers (c) the roots (d) the leaves
12. 12.Nandini was scared of the dark. One night, the lights went off during a storm. Her little cousin Bunty began to cry. Nandini forgot her own fear and lit a candle. She made shadow animals on the wall with her hands to make Bunty laugh. Soon both of them were giggling, and the dark did not seem so scary anymore.
    
    When did the lights go off? (a) during a storm (b) during dinner (c) in the morning (d) during a party

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