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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 642 · 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.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.

    How did the monkey get into the kitchen?
    (a) Through the roof (b) Through the open window (c) Down the chimney (d) Through the door
  2. 2.Tara: Aai, why are you covering the pickle jar with a cloth?
    Aai: To keep out flies and dust.
    Tara: Why are you keeping it in the sun?
    Aai: The sunlight helps the mango pieces become soft and tasty.
    Tara: How many days will it take?
    Aai: About one week, and then we can eat it.

    What is Aai covering with a cloth?
    (a) the rice bag (b) the water bottle (c) the milk pot (d) the pickle jar
  3. 3.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 the teacher think is the problem?
    (a) it is too old (b) the battery is dead (c) Abdul is tired (d) the bulb is broken
  4. 4.Raju the potter makes clay pots near the river in his village. He digs wet clay from the riverbank and mixes it with water. Then he shapes the pots on a spinning wheel. He leaves them in the sun to dry for three days. Finally, he bakes them in a hot fire to make them hard. People from many villages come to buy his pots.

    Why does Raju bake the pots in a fire?
    (a) to make them soft (b) to colour them (c) to clean them (d) to make them hard
  5. 5.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 not glow?
    (a) the bulb (b) the TV (c) the fan (d) the radio
  6. 6.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.

    What does blood carry to every part of the body?
    (a) food and oxygen (b) water and salt (c) light and heat (d) air and smoke
  7. 7.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.

    Where was the pot?
    (a) on her balcony (b) in the garden (c) at school (d) in the kitchen
  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.

    Which animals did they see first?
    (a) monkeys (b) tigers (c) peacocks (d) elephants
  9. 9.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.

    In how many forms can water be found?
    (a) three (b) two (c) five (d) four
  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.

    On which day did Meher see the shoot?
    (a) Saturday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Sunday
  11. 11.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.

    Who put the cake in the oven?
    (a) Her brother (b) Aisha (c) Her mother (d) Her father
  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.

    What did Nandini make on the wall?
    (a) paper flowers (b) paintings (c) shadow animals (d) letters

Answer key

  1. Through the open window
  2. the pickle jar
  3. the battery is dead
  4. to make them hard
  5. the bulb
  6. food and oxygen
  7. on her balcony
  8. tigers
  9. three
  10. Sunday
  11. Her father
  12. shadow animals

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