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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 786 · 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.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 heavy (b) They become too cold (c) The Sun pulls them (d) The wind pushes them
  2. 2.Librarian: Which book are you returning, Daniel?
    Daniel: This storybook about a brave girl pilot.
    Librarian: Did you like it?
    Daniel: Yes, I loved it. Can I borrow another book by the same writer?
    Librarian: You can keep it for two weeks.
    Daniel: Thank you, I will return it on time.

    What is the storybook about?
    (a) a lost puppy (b) a magic tree (c) a cricket match (d) a brave girl pilot
  3. 3.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.

    What did Aisha draw on the card?
    (a) a sunflower (b) a rose (c) a balloon (d) a cake
  4. 4.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.

    What does Kabir see in the sky?
    (a) a kite (b) a rainbow (c) the Moon (d) an aeroplane
  5. 5.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) four (b) three (c) five (d) two
  6. 6.Aman: Mum, I can’t find my school shoes anywhere.
    Mum: Did you look under your bed?
    Aman: Yes, they are not there.
    Mum: What about the balcony? You washed them yesterday.
    Aman: Oh yes! They are drying in the sun.
    Mum: Next time, put things back in their place.

    Where were the shoes?
    (a) in the cupboard (b) under the bed (c) at school (d) the balcony
  7. 7.Librarian: Which book are you returning, Daniel?
    Daniel: This storybook about a brave girl pilot.
    Librarian: Did you like it?
    Daniel: Yes, I loved it. Can I borrow another book by the same writer?
    Librarian: You can keep it for two weeks.
    Daniel: Thank you, I will return it on time.

    For how long can Daniel keep the new book?
    (a) one week (b) three days (c) one month (d) two weeks
  8. 8.The Sharma family was going on a picnic to a lake. Mother packed puris, potato curry and lemon rice. Father carried a big mat and a cricket bat. When they reached the lake, dark clouds covered the sky. It began to pour, so they ran into a small shelter. They ate their lunch there and watched the rain fall on the lake.

    Who packed the food?
    (a) Mother (b) Father (c) The children (d) Grandma
  9. 9.Butterflies begin their life as tiny eggs on leaves. A caterpillar hatches from each egg. The caterpillar eats leaves all day and grows bigger and bigger. Then it makes a hard case around itself called a pupa. Inside the pupa, the caterpillar slowly changes. After some days, a beautiful butterfly comes out and flies away.

    Which is the correct order?
    (a) egg, caterpillar, pupa (b) egg, pupa, caterpillar (c) pupa, egg, caterpillar (d) caterpillar, egg, pupa
  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.

    Who pulled the string free?
    (a) Farhan (b) his father (c) his uncle (d) a neighbour
  11. 11.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.

    Whom did Deepa ask for help?
    (a) her brother (b) her teacher (c) her father (d) Thomas uncle
  12. 12.The Sun is a star, the closest one to Earth. It is a huge ball of very hot gases. The Sun gives us light and heat. Without the Sun, there would be no plants, animals or people on Earth. The Sun looks small only because it is very far away. We must never look straight at the Sun, because it can hurt our eyes.

    Why does the Sun look small?
    (a) it is tiny (b) it is cold (c) it is behind clouds (d) it is very far away

Answer key

  1. They become too heavy
  2. a brave girl pilot
  3. a sunflower
  4. a rainbow
  5. three
  6. the balcony
  7. two weeks
  8. Mother
  9. egg, caterpillar, pupa
  10. his uncle
  11. Thomas uncle
  12. it is very far away

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