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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 667 · 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.Teacher: Why are you late today, Neha?
    Neha: Ma’am, our school bus broke down on the way.
    Teacher: Oh dear! How did you come then?
    Neha: My father dropped me on his scooter.
    Teacher: All right. Please sit down and open your maths book.
    Neha: Thank you, ma’am.

    Why was Neha late?
    (a) It was raining (b) She was ill (c) She woke up late (d) Her bus broke down
  2. 2.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 much do the vegetables cost?
    (a) ninety rupees (b) a hundred rupees (c) fifty rupees (d) ten rupees
  3. 3.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.

    What does Raju do just after shaping the pots?
    (a) bakes them (b) sells them (c) digs clay (d) dries them in the sun
  4. 4.Rohit wanted to win the school race more than anything. Every morning, he ran two rounds of the park before school. On race day, he tripped near the finish line and fell. His friend Simran stopped running and helped him stand up. They crossed the finish line together, holding hands. They did not win, but everyone in the crowd cheered for them.

    How many rounds of the park did Rohit run each morning?
    (a) three (b) four (c) two (d) one
  5. 5.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.

    On what does Raju shape the pots?
    (a) the floor (b) a table (c) a stone (d) a spinning wheel
  6. 6.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) shade (b) glass (c) metal (d) plastic
  7. 7.Our eyes help us see colours, shapes and light. Our ears help us hear sounds. We smell with our nose and taste with our tongue. Our skin helps us feel if something is hot, cold, rough or smooth. These five are called our sense organs. We must take care of them, for example, by not reading in dim light.

    Which organ tells us if something is rough?
    (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
  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.

    What is the main idea of the passage?
    (a) Trees are very useful (b) Insects are small (c) Rain washes soil (d) Birds build nests
  9. 9.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.

    Who builds nests in trees?
    (a) frogs (b) birds (c) cows (d) fish
  10. 10.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.

    Which word is the opposite of “strong”?
    (a) fast (b) high (c) weak (d) windy
  11. 11.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 many tickets does Lakshmi buy?
    (a) two (b) four (c) one (d) three
  12. 12.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.

    When do rainbows come out, as Anu says?
    (a) before rain (b) at midnight (c) after rain (d) at night

Answer key

  1. Her bus broke down
  2. ninety rupees
  3. dries them in the sun
  4. two
  5. a spinning wheel
  6. shade
  7. skin
  8. Trees are very useful
  9. birds
  10. weak
  11. two
  12. after rain

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