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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 744 · 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.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) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
  2. 2.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.

    Who helped Rohit stand up?
    (a) Simran (b) his mother (c) the crowd (d) his coach
  3. 3.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.

    Who started to cry?
    (a) Mary (b) Their mother (c) Joseph (d) Their father
  4. 4.The Moon is Earth’s closest neighbour in space. It does not make its own light. The Moon shines because sunlight falls on it and bounces off. As the Moon goes around Earth, we see different shapes of it. On a full moon night, we see the whole round Moon. On a new moon night, we cannot see the Moon at all. It takes about a month for the Moon to go around Earth.

    Why does the Moon shine?
    (a) sunlight bounces off it (b) it is made of ice (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  5. 5.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.

    When does our heart beat faster?
    (a) when we sit (b) when we read (c) when we sleep (d) when we run or play
  6. 6.Deepa’s bicycle had a flat tyre. She did not know how to fix it, so she asked her neighbour, Thomas uncle. He showed her how to find the hole by putting the tube in a bucket of water. Tiny bubbles came out where the hole was. Thomas uncle stuck a patch on the hole and pumped air into the tyre. Now Deepa can fix a flat tyre all by herself.

    True or false: Deepa can now fix a flat tyre by herself.
    (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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.

    What did Anil wrap the puppy in?
    (a) a blanket (b) his shirt (c) his scarf (d) a towel
  8. 8.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.

    What does “gentle” mean in the passage?
    (a) very cold (b) soft and mild (c) very loud (d) very strong
  9. 9.Kavya’s grandmother lives in a small village near Mysuru. Every summer holiday, Kavya travels there by train with her father. In the village, she wakes up to the sound of roosters. She helps her grandmother feed the cows and pick jasmine flowers. In the evenings, Ajji tells her stories under the starry sky. Kavya always feels sad when the holidays end.

    What flowers does Kavya pick?
    (a) roses (b) jasmine (c) lotus (d) marigold
  10. 10.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 money does Iqbal get back?
    (a) ninety rupees (b) ten rupees (c) twenty rupees (d) nothing
  11. 11.Kavya’s grandmother lives in a small village near Mysuru. Every summer holiday, Kavya travels there by train with her father. In the village, she wakes up to the sound of roosters. She helps her grandmother feed the cows and pick jasmine flowers. In the evenings, Ajji tells her stories under the starry sky. Kavya always feels sad when the holidays end.

    What wakes Kavya up in the village?
    (a) an alarm clock (b) roosters (c) the cows (d) her father
  12. 12.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.

    In which tree did the string get stuck?
    (a) banyan tree (b) coconut tree (c) neem tree (d) mango tree

Answer key

  1. skin
  2. Simran
  3. Mary
  4. sunlight bounces off it
  5. when we run or play
  6. True
  7. his scarf
  8. soft and mild
  9. jasmine
  10. ten rupees
  11. roosters
  12. coconut tree

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