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Class 3 Reading Comprehension worksheet
CBSE English. Short stories and fact passages with questions on what happened, how people felt, word meanings and titles. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Read the passage and answer. On Tuesday, Isha and her friend Kabir went to the park to fly an orange kite. The wind was strong, and the kite rose high above the trees. Suddenly, the string snapped! The kite floated down and got stuck in the branches of a tall jamun tree. Isha felt sad. Then Kabir had an idea. He ran home and came back with his grandfather. He used a long bamboo stick to free the kite. The children thanked him and tied the string again. This time, they held it more carefully, and the kite flew all afternoon. What colour was the kite?
- green
- purple
- orange
- yellow
Answer
(c) orange
the answer is in the passage
- 2.
Read the passage and answer. Last December, Neha’s class went on a trip to the zoo. They travelled by bus and reached the zoo at ten o’clock. First, they saw a big crocodile, and then they watched a family of deer. Neha’s favourite animal was the zebra, because it had black and white stripes. At noon, the children ate their lunch under a big tree. A cheeky monkey tried to grab Tara’s banana, and everyone laughed. The bus brought them back to school at three o’clock. Neha was tired but very happy. What did the monkey try to grab?
- a water bottle
- Tara’s banana
- Neha’s cap
- a sandwich
Answer
(b) Tara’s banana
the answer is in the passage
- 3.
Read the passage and answer. Nikhil had planned a picnic with his cousins on Thursday. But when he woke up, dark clouds covered the sky, and soon it began to pour. Nikhil was disappointed. His grandmother smiled and took out the carrom board. They played three games, and Nikhil won two of them. Then Grandmother showed the children how to make paper boats. They floated the boats in the puddles near the door and watched them sail away. In the evening, Nikhil said, “This was even better than a picnic!” How did Nikhil feel when it began to rain?
- disappointed
- sleepy
- excited
- proud
Answer
(a) disappointed
look at what the character did and said
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Read the passage and answer. Arjun had planned a picnic with his cousins on Thursday. But when he woke up, dark clouds covered the sky, and soon it began to pour. Arjun was disappointed. His grandmother smiled and took out the snakes and ladders board. They played three games, and Arjun won two of them. Then Grandmother showed the children how to make paper boats. They floated the boats in the puddles near the door and watched them sail away. In the evening, Arjun said, “This was even better than a picnic!” Where did they float the boats? (Answer in a few words.)
Answer
in the puddles
the answer is in the passage
- 5.
Read the passage and answer. Neha’s class planted bean seeds in small pots. Their teacher, Mrs Iyer, put the pots on the window sill so that they could get sunlight. Every morning, Neha watered the pots carefully. For many days, nothing happened, and some children said the seeds would never grow. But Neha did not give up. After two weeks, tiny green shoots peeped out of the soil. The whole class clapped with joy. Mrs Iyer told them that seeds need water, sunlight and patience. Now the plants are tall and strong, and Neha is very proud of them. Where were the pots kept? (Answer in a few words.)
Answer
on the window sill
the answer is in the passage
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Read the passage and answer. One evening, Sahil went to the market with his father to buy vegetables. Near a fruit stall, an old man slipped, and his bag of guavas fell on the road. The guavas rolled everywhere. Some people just walked past, but Sahil ran to help. He picked up all the guavas and put them back in the bag. His father helped the old man to stand up. The old man smiled and gave Sahil the biggest guava from his bag. “You are a kind child,” he said. On the way home, Sahil’s father said that he was proud of him. (a) Why did Sahil go to the market? (b) What did the old man give Sahil? (c) Why was Sahil’s father proud of him? (d) What does “slipped” mean in the passage?
Answer
(a) To buy vegetables; (b) The biggest guava; (c) e.g. Because Sahil helped the old man by picking up his guavas. (d) Slid and fell by accident
answers from the passage, in short sentences
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