Comprehension passage for grade 3

 

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COMPREHENSION PASSAGE FOR GRADE 3

Drona loved brinjal sambar. Near the village there was a field where lots of brinjals grew. It belonged to Bhairav. Drona went to the field. He did not take a brinjal and run. Instead, he bent down beside the brinjal plants so that his mouth was close to the ground. 'Field, field,' he whispered, 'may I take a brinjal?' 'Why just one, dear Drona?' he replied, pretending to be the field. 'Take as many as you like.'

Drona took a dozen brinjals and went home. A few days later he wanted to eat some more brinjal sambar. Drona went to the field the second time. And then again and again.

Bhairav, the owner of the field, knew that somebody was stealing his brinjals. He was a giant of a man. He was also the most hard-working man in the village. Bhairav decided to keep a watch on his field. One night he saw Drona sneak in and followed him. Drona went straight to the brinjals. As usual, he bent down and asked the field for permission to take the brinjals. Then he gave himself permission, as usual. But before he could move to pluck the brinjals, Bhairav pounced on him. He threw Drona across his shoulder and carried him to the edge of a pond. There he dumped him on the ground.

'Pond, pond,' said Bhairav, 'how many times should I dip this wretch into your water?' And answering for the pond, he replied, 'Not once, dear Bhairav. Dip him a hundred times, or even more.'

Drona got home very late that night. He was soaking wet- but he never stole any brinjals again. Why, he never stole anything ever again!

WORD	WORD CLASS	MEANING
Sneak	verb	To go somewhere very quietly so that nobody sees you.
Pounced	verb	Jumped suddenly
Wretch	noun	An annoying person

 

UNDERSTANDING THE PASSAGE:

1.                 Where did Drona go to get brinjals?

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2.                 What did Drona do to take the brinjals from the field?

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3.                    How did Bhairav punish Drona?

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Application based question:

 

If you were Bhairav, how would you punish Drona for stealing your brinjals?

Language Record:

Give a synonym of consent from the passage: _________________________

Give an antonym of straight from the passage: _________________________

 

Directed Writing:

Imagine you are Drona from the passage and are now narrating your experience of stealing the brinjals from Bhairav's field. Use the following pointers to narrate your experience.

1.                 Why did you want to get brinjals?

2.                 From where and how did you get them?

3.                 To whom did the brinjal field belong to and what did he do to you?

4.                 What lesson did you learn after this bad experience?

 

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