Comprehension Worksheets for Class 3 – Mixed
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.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.
When will the food be ready? (a) in an hour (b) in five minutes (c) in ten minutes (d) in two minutes -
2.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 open window (b) Through the door (c) Through the roof (d) Down the chimney -
3.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.
Who builds nests in trees? (a) fish (b) frogs (c) birds (d) cows -
4.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 can’t Aman find? (a) socks (b) school shoes (c) school bag (d) tiffin box -
5.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 cools high up in the sky to form clouds? (a) dust (b) water vapour (c) ice (d) smoke -
6.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 kind of water should Pranav drink? (a) cold water (b) sea water (c) tap water (d) boiled water -
7.Nandini was scared of the dark. One night, the lights went off during a storm. Her little cousin Bunty began to cry. Nandini forgot her own fear and lit a candle. She made shadow animals on the wall with her hands to make Bunty laugh. Soon both of them were giggling, and the dark did not seem so scary anymore.
Why did Nandini make shadow animals? (a) to make Bunty sleep (b) to call her mother (c) to scare Bunty (d) to make Bunty laugh -
8.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 feel when the holidays end? (a) happy (b) excited (c) sad (d) angry -
9.Akshara: Look at the long line of ants on the wall!
Appa: They are carrying grains of sugar to their home.
Akshara: How do they know where the sugar is?
Appa: One ant finds it and leaves a smell trail for the others.
Akshara: Should we spray them?
Appa: No, just close the sugar jar tightly and they will go away.
Where is the line of ants? (a) on the floor (b) on the wall (c) on the table (d) in the jar -
10.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) Roads close after seven (b) Meena has school (c) Papa has work (d) It gets hot -
11.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.
Where was the pot? (a) in the kitchen (b) on her balcony (c) in the garden (d) at school -
12.Gurpreet found a wallet on the pavement outside the vegetable market. Inside, there was some money and a card with a name and address. Gurpreet did not keep the money. With his elder brother, he went to the address and rang the bell. An old man opened the door and was very happy to see his lost wallet. He thanked the boys and gave them a box of sweets.
Where did Gurpreet find the wallet? (a) in a bus (b) on the pavement (c) at the park (d) in his school
Answer key
- in ten minutes
- Through the open window
- birds
- school shoes
- water vapour
- boiled water
- to make Bunty laugh
- sad
- on the wall
- Roads close after seven
- on her balcony
- on the pavement
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