Class 3 English Worksheet for Short Reading Skill
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Class 3 English Worksheet for Short Reading Skill
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Growing Readers: Short Reading Practice Worksheet for Class 3
This Class 3 worksheet features five engaging short passages designed to build comprehension, attention, vocabulary, and real-world understanding. With stories like The New Lunch Bag, The Morning Assembly Duty, The Class Recycling Craft Day, The Classroom Weather Station, and The After-School Science Club, children learn to read carefully and answer multiple-choice questions confidently.
Why Short Reading Passages Matter in Grammar?
Short passages help students:
1. Practise extracting key details quickly.
2. Strengthen vocabulary using real-life school and home contexts.
3. Understand sequence, cause-effect, and main ideas easily.
4. Build confidence for longer reading passages in higher grades.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
Five well-structured passages followed by five MCQs each, encouraging independent reading and comprehension.
Reading Passage 1 – The New Lunch Bag (Page 2)
Naina receives a new blue lunch bag with a green zip and soft handles. She keeps it clean, enjoys her neatly packed lunch, and even wipes the bag after a spill. She remembers her mother’s advice to keep things clean and checks the bag carefully before going home.
Reading Passage 2 – The Morning Assembly Duty (Page 4)
Arush volunteers to help during morning assembly. He reaches early, arranges the microphone stand, guides young students, and helps maintain discipline during the pledge. He learns that responsibility means doing tasks well, even when no one is watching.
Reading Passage 3 – The Class Recycling Craft Day (Page 6)
Samar, Anvi, and Palak bring recycled materials and create a storage box using a cereal box, wrapping paper, and bottle caps. Their teacher praises their teamwork and practical idea. They proudly place the finished box in the reading corner.
Reading Passage 4 – The Classroom Weather Station (Page 8)
Groups track weather for a week. Ira records sunshine, Sahil notes cool wind, Aanya observes clouds, and they all note a surprise drizzle on Thursday. Their accurate chart earns appreciation from their teacher for careful observation.
Reading Passage 5 – The After-School Science Club (Page 10)
The club learns about shadows and light. Students experiment with torches and cut-outs, observe shadow movement, ask questions, and plan to study shadows outdoors. The session ends with excitement as they feel like young scientists.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – The New Lunch Bag
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. b
Exercise 2 – The Morning Assembly Duty
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. a
Exercise 3 – The Class Recycling Craft Day
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. b
Exercise 4 – The Classroom Weather Station
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. b
Exercise 5 – The After-School Science Club
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a
Help your child build strong reading habits with this engaging Class 3 worksheet — perfect for confident comprehension and joyful learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
They train learners to find main ideas, supporting points, and answer MCQs clearly.
It builds reasoning, clear understanding, and stronger vocabulary for school learning.
They require learners to evaluate options, infer meaning, and choose answers based on textual evidence.
