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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 799 · 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.Sana wanted to learn to swim, but she was afraid of deep water. Her coach, Mary ma’am, started by teaching her to float in the shallow end of the pool. Slowly, Sana learnt to kick her legs and move her arms. After a month, she swam across the whole pool. She was so proud of herself. Now she goes swimming every Saturday.

    How did Sana feel after swimming across the pool?
    (a) afraid (b) bored (c) proud (d) angry
  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 money does Iqbal get back?
    (a) twenty rupees (b) ninety rupees (c) nothing (d) ten rupees
  3. 3.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.

    Which game does Ravi want to play?
    (a) hockey (b) football (c) kabaddi (d) cricket
  4. 4.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 did Pranav eat yesterday?
    (a) pani puri (b) samosa (c) chole bhature (d) ice cream
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Sana wanted to learn to swim, but she was afraid of deep water. Her coach, Mary ma’am, started by teaching her to float in the shallow end of the pool. Slowly, Sana learnt to kick her legs and move her arms. After a month, she swam across the whole pool. She was so proud of herself. Now she goes swimming every Saturday.

    What was Sana afraid of?
    (a) the cold (b) sunlight (c) deep water (d) the coach
  7. 7.Tenzin lives in a hilly town in Sikkim. His school is at the top of a steep hill. Every day, he walks up with his friends, talking and laughing. In winter, the path is covered with fog, so they walk slowly and carefully. Tenzin says the walk keeps his legs strong. He also loves the view of the snowy mountains from the school gate.

    Why do the children walk slowly in winter?
    (a) They are tired (b) There is fog on the path (c) They are late (d) It is raining
  8. 8.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.

    What is the home of honeybees called?
    (a) a nest (b) a burrow (c) a den (d) a hive
  9. 9.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.

    Why does Raju bake the pots in a fire?
    (a) to make them hard (b) to clean them (c) to colour them (d) to make them soft
  10. 10.Arjun forgot his lunch box at home one day. At lunch time, he sat quietly in a corner with a sad face. His classmate Fatima noticed and came over to him. She shared her parathas and pickle with him. The next day, Arjun brought an extra banana for Fatima. From then on, they became the best of friends.

    Who noticed Arjun’s sad face?
    (a) Fatima (b) his teacher (c) his mother (d) his brother
  11. 11.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.

    Where did Joseph and Mary go?
    (a) the zoo (b) the beach (c) the hills (d) the market
  12. 12.The camel is called the ship of the desert. It can walk for many days on hot sand without drinking water. Its long eyelashes protect its eyes from blowing sand. Its wide, flat feet do not sink into the sand. The hump on its back stores fat, not water. In India, camels are found in the deserts of Rajasthan.

    Where are camels found in India?
    (a) Sikkim (b) Assam (c) Rajasthan (d) Kerala

Answer key

  1. proud
  2. ten rupees
  3. cricket
  4. pani puri
  5. iron and steel
  6. deep water
  7. There is fog on the path
  8. a hive
  9. to make them hard
  10. Fatima
  11. the beach
  12. Rajasthan

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