Thinking Between the Lines: Inferential Story Comprehension for Class 3

This engaging Class 3 worksheet guides children through four short stories—The Plant Doctor, Lazy John, The Elephant and the Ants, and The Lost Pencil—to strengthen literal and inferential comprehension skills.  
The passages are thoughtfully written to encourage deeper thinking, helping learners understand character actions, cause-and-effect, and moral lessons.

Worksheet includes:

Fill-in-the-blanks with a word bank, multiple-choice questions, short-answer reasoning, and summary completion.  
Each activity helps children practise drawing conclusions, identifying story clues, and interpreting meaning beyond what is directly stated.

Perfect for classrooms and home-learning, this worksheet builds reading confidence, boosts critical thinking, and nurtures strong comprehension habits through relatable stories.

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ANSWER KEY (Included for Parents & Teachers)

Exercise 1 – The Plant Doctor (Fill-in-the-Blanks)
1. plants  
2. yellow  
3. teacher  
4. gardening  
5. soil  
6. fresh  
7. happy  
8. window  
9. carefully  
10. doctor  

Exercise 2 – Lazy John (Multiple Choice)
1. a) He liked to sleep late and delay work  
2. c) A surprise test made him worried  
3. b) Do his work on time  

Exercise 3 – The Elephant and the Ants (Short Answers)
1. He teased the small animals because he was proud of his size and strength.  
2. He shouted in pain because hundreds of ants crawled into his trunk.  
3. He learnt to be kind, gentle, and not tease others.  

Exercise 4 – The Lost Pencil (Summary Completion)
1. study  
2. schoolwork  
3. pencil  
4. missing  
5. pencil  
6. chair  
7. bag / school  
8. upset  
9. work  
10. notebook  
11. pages  
12. happy  

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