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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 677 · 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.Ravi: Hey Salma, are you coming to play cricket?
    Salma: I can’t, I have to finish my science project.
    Ravi: What is it about?
    Salma: It is a model of the solar system made with clay balls.
    Ravi: Can I help you?
    Salma: Sure! Then we can both play after we finish.

    What is Salma’s model of?
    (a) the solar system (b) a volcano (c) a village (d) a heart
  2. 2.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 kind of water should Pranav drink?
    (a) sea water (b) tap water (c) boiled water (d) cold water
  3. 3.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.

    Who asks “Why so early?”
    (a) Papa (b) Mummy (c) a policeman (d) Meena
  4. 4.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.

    What is steam?
    (a) a cloud (b) a liquid (c) a gas (d) a solid
  5. 5.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.

    Why does a bee do a special dance?
    (a) to tell others the way (b) to scare birds (c) to have fun (d) to wake the queen
  6. 6.Akshara: Look at the long line of ants on the wall!
    Appa: They are carrying grains of sugar to their home.
    Akshara: How do they know where the sugar is?
    Appa: One ant finds it and leaves a smell trail for the others.
    Akshara: Should we spray them?
    Appa: No, just close the sugar jar tightly and they will go away.

    What are the ants carrying?
    (a) rice grains (b) bits of bread (c) leaves (d) grains of sugar
  7. 7.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.

    Who pulled the string free?
    (a) his uncle (b) Farhan (c) his father (d) a neighbour
  8. 8.Coach: Team, the final match is on Saturday.
    Zara: Coach, what time should we come?
    Coach: Be at the ground by eight o’clock in the morning.
    Vinay: Should we bring our own water?
    Coach: Yes, and wear the blue team shirts.
    Zara: We will practise hard every evening till then.

    Who asks about bringing water?
    (a) the coach (b) the referee (c) Vinay (d) Zara
  9. 9.Winds are moving air. A gentle wind is called a breeze, and it feels pleasant on a hot day. A very strong wind with heavy rain is called a storm. A cyclone is a huge storm that forms over the sea and can damage houses and trees. Before a cyclone, the weather office warns people near the coast. People then move to safe places until the cyclone passes.

    Who warns people before a cyclone?
    (a) the post office (b) the school (c) the fishermen (d) the weather office
  10. 10.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.

    What does “panic” mean in this story?
    (a) eat food (b) get very scared (c) laugh loudly (d) run fast
  11. 11.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.

    What do we taste with?
    (a) our nose (b) our ears (c) our skin (d) our tongue
  12. 12.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 cough (b) a cut (c) a headache (d) a stomach ache

Answer key

  1. the solar system
  2. boiled water
  3. Meena
  4. a gas
  5. to tell others the way
  6. grains of sugar
  7. his uncle
  8. Vinay
  9. the weather office
  10. get very scared
  11. our tongue
  12. a stomach ache

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