Grade 3 Easy Reading Comprehension

Grade 3 Easy Reading Comprehension

Passage 1

I have a friend in England. His name is Ken Roberts. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We often write to each other. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Ken yesterday. It made me very happy. He is coming to my country for a holiday next year. We are going to see each other for the first time.

Answer the following questions based on the passage above.

• Where does your friend Ken live?
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• Have you ever met him?
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• What do you both often do?
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• Are your letter short or long?
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• Is it hard for you to write in English, or is it easy?
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• What will Ken do next year?
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• Will you see each other for the first time or not?
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Answers

• My friend Ken lives in England.
  
• I have never met him.
  
• We often write to each other.
  
• Our letters are very short.
  
• It is hard for me to write in English.
  
• Ken is coming to my country for a holiday next year.
  
• We will see each other for the first time.

Passage 2

I am learning how to drive a car. A week ago, I had my first lesson. Yesterday, my teacher took me out on a busy road. It was full of cars and people. I drove very slowly and carefully, but I felt afraid the whole time. At last the lesson finished and I went home. I felt very tired. I have learnt many things, but I have still go a lot to learn.

Answer the following questions based on the passage above.

• What are you learning to do?
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• When did you have your first lesson?
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• Where did your teacher take you yesterday?
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• Did you drive quickly and carelessly or did you drive slowly and carefully?
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• How did you feel after the lesson?
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• Have you still got a lot to learn or not?
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Answers

• I am learning how to drive a car.
• I had my first lesson a week ago.
• My teacher took me out on a busy road yesterday.
• I drove very slowly and carefully.
• After the lesson I felt very tired.
• I have still got a lot to learn.

Passage 3

Our summer holidays last three months. During the last week of the holidays we get ready for school. We buy pencils, pens, paper, new books and copy books. On the first day of school, we see all our old friends again and we tell them about the holidays. After that we go into class. It is so hard to keep quiet and pay attention to our teacher. He always says with a laugh, “You forget more in three months than you learn in a year!”

Answer the following questions based on the passage above.

• How long do our summer holidays last?
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• When do we prepare for school?
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• Whom do we see on the first day?
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• What do we tell them?
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• Where do we go then?
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• What does our teacher always say?
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Answers

• Our summer holidays last three months.
• We prepare for school during the last week of holidays.
• On the first day of school we see all our old friends.
• We tell our old friends about the holidays.
• Then we go into class.
• Our teacher always says, “You forget more in three months than you learn in a year!”