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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 812 · 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.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.

    What did Arjun bring for Fatima the next day?
    (a) a toy (b) an extra banana (c) an extra apple (d) a mango
  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) ten rupees (c) ninety rupees (d) nothing
  3. 3.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) steam (b) clouds (c) rain (d) ice
  4. 4.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.

    In “The puppy drank all of it”, what does “it” mean?
    (a) bowl (b) rain (c) milk (d) scarf
  5. 5.Tara: Aai, why are you covering the pickle jar with a cloth?
    Aai: To keep out flies and dust.
    Tara: Why are you keeping it in the sun?
    Aai: The sunlight helps the mango pieces become soft and tasty.
    Tara: How many days will it take?
    Aai: About one week, and then we can eat it.

    Sunlight makes the mango pieces ___.
    (a) sour and bitter (b) cold and wet (c) hard and dry (d) soft and tasty
  6. 6.Our teeth help us bite and chew food. Children have twenty milk teeth, which fall out one by one. New, stronger teeth grow in their place. Sugary food and sticky sweets can cause holes in our teeth. So we should brush our teeth twice a day, in the morning and at night. We should also rinse our mouth with water after every meal.

    What should we do after every meal?
    (a) rinse our mouth (b) sleep (c) brush our hair (d) eat sweets
  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.

    What is the storybook about?
    (a) a lost puppy (b) a magic tree (c) a cricket match (d) a brave girl pilot
  8. 8.Plants make their own food in their leaves. To do this, they need sunlight, water and air. The roots take in water from the soil. The green colour in the leaves helps them catch sunlight. Animals cannot make their own food like plants do. That is why plants are very important for all living things.

    True or false: Animals can make their own food like plants.
    (a) False (b) True
  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.

    Where does Raju get the clay?
    (a) from a shop (b) from his garden (c) from the riverbank (d) from the forest
  10. 10.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) wood and paper (b) stone and sand (c) iron and steel (d) plastic and glass
  11. 11.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.

    Why must they leave home very early?
    (a) Meena has school (b) It gets hot (c) Roads close after seven (d) Papa has work
  12. 12.Abdul: Sir, why does the bulb in my torch not glow?
    Teacher: Maybe the battery is dead. Did you check it?
    Abdul: No, I did not.
    Teacher: Put in a new battery and try again.
    Abdul: It glows now! Thank you, sir.
    Teacher: Remember, a torch needs a working battery to light up.

    What does not glow?
    (a) the fan (b) the TV (c) the radio (d) the bulb

Answer key

  1. an extra banana
  2. ten rupees
  3. ice
  4. milk
  5. soft and tasty
  6. rinse our mouth
  7. a brave girl pilot
  8. False
  9. from the riverbank
  10. iron and steel
  11. Roads close after seven
  12. the bulb

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