Comprehension Worksheets for Class 3 – Mixed
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.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) gravity (c) attraction (d) friction -
2.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.
How did Meher feel when nothing happened? (a) sad (b) angry (c) sleepy (d) happy -
3.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.
How do the other ants find the sugar? (a) a smell trail (b) a map (c) a loud sound (d) bright light -
4.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 did Lalita throw into the garden? (a) a ball (b) a banana (c) a stone (d) a cucumber -
5.Rain begins with the Sun heating water in seas, rivers and lakes. The warm water turns into water vapour and rises into the sky. High up, the air is cold, so the vapour cools and forms tiny drops. Many drops join together to make clouds. When the drops become too heavy, they fall as rain. This journey of water is called the water cycle.
True or false: The air high up in the sky is cold. (a) False (b) True -
6.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.
What colour shirts should the team wear? (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) white -
7.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 can magnets pull? (a) stone and sand (b) wood and paper (c) plastic and glass (d) iron and steel -
8.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.
On which night can we not see the Moon at all? (a) a new moon night (b) a festival night (c) every night (d) a full moon night -
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.
What does water become when it freezes? (a) rain (b) clouds (c) steam (d) ice -
10.Rain begins with the Sun heating water in seas, rivers and lakes. The warm water turns into water vapour and rises into the sky. High up, the air is cold, so the vapour cools and forms tiny drops. Many drops join together to make clouds. When the drops become too heavy, they fall as rain. This journey of water is called the water cycle.
Why do the drops fall as rain? (a) They become too cold (b) They become too heavy (c) The Sun pulls them (d) The wind pushes them -
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.
How does Kavya feel when the holidays end? (a) angry (b) sad (c) happy (d) excited -
12.Vikram’s school held a drawing competition on the theme “My City”. Vikram drew the busy Howrah Bridge with buses, taxis and people. His friend Priya drew a quiet lake with ducks. Vikram won second prize and Priya won first prize. Vikram felt a little disappointed at first. Then he congratulated Priya with a big smile.
What did Priya draw? (a) a busy bridge (b) a big school (c) a tall tree (d) a quiet lake with ducks
Answer key
- attraction
- sad
- a smell trail
- a cucumber
- True
- blue
- iron and steel
- a new moon night
- ice
- They become too heavy
- sad
- a quiet lake with ducks
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