

This Grade 3 reading comprehension worksheet retells the delightful story The Monkey and the Cap Seller, where a tired seller learns to outsmart a bunch of playful monkeys using clever thinking and patience. The passage is simple, engaging, and perfectly suited for young readers beginning to build deeper comprehension skills.
Students will explore themes such as problem-solving, imitation, and smart decision-making through interactive exercises like multiple-choice questions, short-answer responses, and reflective thinking prompts. Each task strengthens their understanding of story events, encourages logical interpretation, and supports moral learning.
By reading and responding to this passage, learners naturally improve grammar, vocabulary, writing clarity, and the ability to connect ideas — all essential elements of the Class 3 English curriculum.
Comprehension skills form the foundation of language mastery. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It helps students identify story events and understand character actions.
2. It improves sentence understanding and boosts reasoning skills.
3. It builds awareness of morals like calmness and clever problem-solving.
4. It encourages thoughtful expression using clear and correct grammar.
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose correct answers related to why the seller rested, what the monkeys did, and how the caps were recovered.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain what the seller was carrying, which idea helped him, and where the monkeys went after taking the caps.
📚 Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking
Students reflect on what the story teaches, why the monkeys copied him, and what they would have done differently in the seller’s place.
📝 Creative Thinking Extension
Students give the story a short, meaningful title that captures its main idea.
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They let children analyze character actions and outcomes to build logical reasoning and creativity.
It enhances vocabulary, sequence understanding, and quick-thinking abilities through fun story-based questions.
It strengthens comprehension, imagination, and real-life reasoning through familiar fables and engaging contexts.