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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 802 · 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.Waiter: What would you like to eat?
    Maya: One plate of idli, please.
    Rohan: And I will have a masala dosa.
    Waiter: Anything to drink?
    Maya: Two glasses of mango juice. Not too cold, please.
    Waiter: Your food will be ready in ten minutes.

    What does Maya order to eat?
    (a) dosa (b) vada (c) idli (d) upma
  2. 2.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) There is fog on the path (b) It is raining (c) They are tired (d) They are late
  3. 3.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.

    What does Mum tell Aman to do next time?
    (a) wash the shoes (b) put things back (c) look under the bed (d) buy new shoes
  4. 4.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) happy (b) angry (c) sad (d) sleepy
  5. 5.Conductor: Tickets, please! Where are you going?
    Lakshmi: Two tickets to Charminar, please. One full and one half.
    Conductor: The half ticket is for the child?
    Lakshmi: Yes, my son is six years old.
    Conductor: That will be thirty rupees in all.
    Lakshmi: Here you are.

    Who is the half ticket for?
    (a) Lakshmi (b) the conductor (c) her husband (d) Lakshmi’s son
  6. 6.Teacher: Why are you late today, Neha?
    Neha: Ma’am, our school bus broke down on the way.
    Teacher: Oh dear! How did you come then?
    Neha: My father dropped me on his scooter.
    Teacher: All right. Please sit down and open your maths book.
    Neha: Thank you, ma’am.

    Why was Neha late?
    (a) She woke up late (b) It was raining (c) She was ill (d) Her bus broke down
  7. 7.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) coconut tree (b) neem tree (c) banyan tree (d) mango tree
  8. 8.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) their back legs (b) their tails (c) webbed feet (d) long, sticky tongues
  9. 9.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) its wide feet (b) its long neck (c) long eyelashes (d) its hump
  10. 10.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) a towel (c) his scarf (d) his shirt
  11. 11.Teacher: Why are you late today, Neha?
    Neha: Ma’am, our school bus broke down on the way.
    Teacher: Oh dear! How did you come then?
    Neha: My father dropped me on his scooter.
    Teacher: All right. Please sit down and open your maths book.
    Neha: Thank you, ma’am.

    How did Neha come to school?
    (a) by school bus (b) by auto (c) on foot (d) on her father’s scooter
  12. 12.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 is a gentle wind called?
    (a) a cyclone (b) a storm (c) a breeze (d) a cloud

Answer key

  1. idli
  2. There is fog on the path
  3. put things back
  4. sad
  5. Lakshmi’s son
  6. Her bus broke down
  7. coconut tree
  8. long, sticky tongues
  9. long eyelashes
  10. his scarf
  11. on her father’s scooter
  12. a breeze

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