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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 8 · 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.Last Sunday, Ishaan and Zoya visited the city zoo with their class. First, they saw a pair of tigers resting in the shade. Next, they watched the elephants spray water with their trunks. Zoya’s favourite was the peacock, which opened its tail like a fan. Ishaan liked the noisy monkeys best. Before leaving, the teacher told them never to feed the animals.

    Which animals did they see first?
    (a) elephants (b) peacocks (c) tigers (d) monkeys
  2. 2.Frogs can live both in water and on land. A frog lays its eggs in water. Tadpoles come out of the eggs and swim with their tails, like tiny fish. Slowly, they grow legs and lose their tails. Then they hop out of the water as young frogs. Frogs catch insects with their long, sticky tongues. In the monsoon, you can hear them croaking loudly.

    What do frogs use to catch insects?
    (a) long, sticky tongues (b) their tails (c) their back legs (d) webbed feet
  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.

    What will they do after they finish the project?
    (a) eat dinner (b) sleep (c) play (d) study more
  4. 4.Mother: Kunal, it is getting dark. Where were you?
    Kunal: I was at Arif’s house, making a kite.
    Mother: You should have told me before going.
    Kunal: Sorry, Ma, I forgot.
    Mother: I was worried, so please tell me next time.
    Kunal: I promise I will.

    What was Kunal making?
    (a) a drawing (b) a kite (c) a cake (d) a model
  5. 5.Mother: Kunal, it is getting dark. Where were you?
    Kunal: I was at Arif’s house, making a kite.
    Mother: You should have told me before going.
    Kunal: Sorry, Ma, I forgot.
    Mother: I was worried, so please tell me next time.
    Kunal: I promise I will.

    What does Kunal promise?
    (a) to never play (b) to make a kite (c) to tell her next time (d) to stay at Arif’s
  6. 6.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.

    For what time will Meena set her alarm?
    (a) seven o’clock (b) six o’clock (c) eight o’clock (d) five o’clock
  7. 7.The peacock is the national bird of India. The male peacock has a long tail with shining blue and green feathers. Each feather has a pattern that looks like an eye. When it rains, the peacock often spreads its tail and dances. The female, called a peahen, is brown and has no long tail. Peacocks eat seeds, insects and even small snakes.

    What is the national bird of India?
    (a) the crow (b) the sparrow (c) the parrot (d) the peacock
  8. 8.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.

    What colour was Farhan’s kite?
    (a) green (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
  9. 9.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) The wind pushes them (b) The Sun pulls them (c) They become too cold (d) They become too heavy
  10. 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.

    What do many tiny drops join together to make?
    (a) clouds (b) ice (c) steam (d) rivers
  11. 11.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.

    What protects a camel’s eyes from sand?
    (a) long eyelashes (b) its long neck (c) its hump (d) its wide feet
  12. 12.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) cricket (b) kabaddi (c) hockey (d) football

Answer key

  1. tigers
  2. long, sticky tongues
  3. play
  4. a kite
  5. to tell her next time
  6. five o’clock
  7. the peacock
  8. red
  9. They become too heavy
  10. clouds
  11. long eyelashes
  12. cricket

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