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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 822 · 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 forget at home?
    (a) his water bottle (b) his homework (c) his school bag (d) his lunch box
  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!

    Where does this conversation take place?
    (a) at a vegetable shop (b) at a bus stop (c) at a hospital (d) at a school
  3. 3.Our eyes help us see colours, shapes and light. Our ears help us hear sounds. We smell with our nose and taste with our tongue. Our skin helps us feel if something is hot, cold, rough or smooth. These five are called our sense organs. We must take care of them, for example, by not reading in dim light.

    Which word is the opposite of “rough”?
    (a) cold (b) dim (c) hot (d) smooth
  4. 4.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.

    True or false: The peahen has a long tail.
    (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.One afternoon, a monkey jumped into Lalita’s kitchen through the open window. It grabbed a bunch of bananas from the table. Lalita’s little brother screamed and hid behind the door. Lalita did not panic. She threw a cucumber out into the garden, and the monkey ran after it, dropping the bananas. After that, Lalita always kept the window closed.

    How did the monkey get into the kitchen?
    (a) Through the door (b) Down the chimney (c) Through the roof (d) Through the open window
  6. 6.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.

    How many colours can Kabir see?
    (a) five (b) seven (c) six (d) nine
  7. 7.Kavya’s grandmother lives in a small village near Mysuru. Every summer holiday, Kavya travels there by train with her father. In the village, she wakes up to the sound of roosters. She helps her grandmother feed the cows and pick jasmine flowers. In the evenings, Ajji tells her stories under the starry sky. Kavya always feels sad when the holidays end.

    How does Kavya travel to the village?
    (a) by bus (b) by car (c) by plane (d) by train
  8. 8.Our heart is a strong muscle about the size of our fist. It works like a pump and pushes blood all around the body. The heart never stops, even when we are asleep. Blood carries food and oxygen to every part of the body. When we run or play, our heart beats faster. Doctors listen to the heartbeat with a stethoscope.

    When does our heart beat faster?
    (a) when we read (b) when we sleep (c) when we run or play (d) when we sit
  9. 9.Trees are very useful to us. They give us fruits, wood and shade. Trees take in the air we breathe out and give out oxygen, the gas we need to live. Their roots hold the soil together, so it is not washed away by rain. Birds build nests in trees, and many insects live on them. That is why we should plant more trees and not cut them down.

    Which gas do trees give out?
    (a) smoke (b) oxygen (c) steam (d) dust
  10. 10.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 do people near the coast do before a cyclone?
    (a) go fishing (b) go to the beach (c) move to safe places (d) open windows
  11. 11.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) ten rupees (b) twenty rupees (c) ninety rupees (d) nothing
  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.

    Which two things does the Sun give us?
    (a) rain and snow (b) wind and clouds (c) light and heat (d) food and water

Answer key

  1. his lunch box
  2. at a vegetable shop
  3. smooth
  4. False
  5. Through the open window
  6. seven
  7. by train
  8. when we run or play
  9. oxygen
  10. move to safe places
  11. ten rupees
  12. light and heat

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