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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 901 · 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.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.

    How many sense organs are there?
    (a) five (b) six (c) four (d) three
  2. 2.Coach: Team, the final match is on Saturday.
    Zara: Coach, what time should we come?
    Coach: Be at the ground by eight o’clock in the morning.
    Vinay: Should we bring our own water?
    Coach: Yes, and wear the blue team shirts.
    Zara: We will practise hard every evening till then.

    What colour shirts should the team wear?
    (a) blue (b) white (c) red (d) green
  3. 3.Grandpa: Shreya, do you know why we celebrate Pongal?
    Shreya: Is it a harvest festival, Thatha?
    Grandpa: Yes. Farmers thank the Sun and the cattle for a good crop.
    Shreya: What do we cook on Pongal day?
    Grandpa: We boil rice with milk and jaggery in a new pot until it spills over.
    Shreya: I love that sweet pongal!

    Whom do farmers thank at Pongal?
    (a) the Sun and the cattle (b) the rain and rivers (c) the trees (d) the birds
  4. 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.

    Where were the shoes?
    (a) in the cupboard (b) the balcony (c) at school (d) under the bed
  5. 5.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.

    What seed did Meher plant?
    (a) a bean seed (b) a mango seed (c) a neem seed (d) a lemon seed
  6. 6.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) They become too cold (c) The Sun pulls them (d) They become too heavy
  7. 7.The Sharma family was going on a picnic to a lake. Mother packed puris, potato curry and lemon rice. Father carried a big mat and a cricket bat. When they reached the lake, dark clouds covered the sky. It began to pour, so they ran into a small shelter. They ate their lunch there and watched the rain fall on the lake.

    Why did the family run into a shelter?
    (a) They were tired (b) They saw a snake (c) It was too hot (d) It began to pour
  8. 8.The Sharma family was going on a picnic to a lake. Mother packed puris, potato curry and lemon rice. Father carried a big mat and a cricket bat. When they reached the lake, dark clouds covered the sky. It began to pour, so they ran into a small shelter. They ate their lunch there and watched the rain fall on the lake.

    Where was the family going for the picnic?
    (a) to a fort (b) to the beach (c) to a lake (d) to a temple
  9. 9.The Moon is Earth’s closest neighbour in space. It does not make its own light. The Moon shines because sunlight falls on it and bounces off. As the Moon goes around Earth, we see different shapes of it. On a full moon night, we see the whole round Moon. On a new moon night, we cannot see the Moon at all. It takes about a month for the Moon to go around Earth.

    On which night can we not see the Moon at all?
    (a) a festival night (b) a new moon night (c) a full moon night (d) every night
  10. 10.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.

    What did the monkey grab?
    (a) bread (b) apples (c) bananas (d) cucumbers
  11. 11.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.

    What helps leaves catch sunlight?
    (a) the roots (b) the green colour (c) the soil (d) the rain
  12. 12.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.

    When did Aman wash his shoes?
    (a) this morning (b) today (c) yesterday (d) last week

Answer key

  1. five
  2. blue
  3. the Sun and the cattle
  4. the balcony
  5. a mango seed
  6. They become too heavy
  7. It began to pour
  8. to a lake
  9. a new moon night
  10. bananas
  11. the green colour
  12. yesterday

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