Unseen Passage for Class 3: The Lost Lunch Box

  • 127 words
  • 5 questions
  • Ages 8–9
  • With answers

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Rahul sat in the classroom feeling hungry and worried. His lunch box, the blue one with racing cars, had disappeared from the shelf.

He wanted to tell the teacher, but he thought about Vikram, the boy in the next bench. Vikram often said his family had no money. Rahul thought maybe Vikram had taken it because he was hungry.

At lunch time, Rahul bought a sandwich from the canteen. He said nothing. At the end of the day he felt sad and did not understand why.

The next morning his mother found the lunch box at the school gate. A cleaner had moved it to a safe place. Rahul realised then that his silence had not helped Vikram. He decided to speak to the teacher about helping.

Questions

  1. What colour was Rahul's lunch box?

    1. Red
    2. Green
    3. Blue
    4. Yellow

  2. Why did Rahul think Vikram might have taken the lunch box?

    1. Vikram asked him for it
    2. Rahul saw him take it
    3. Rahul thought Vikram was hungry because his family did not have much money
    4. The teacher told him

  3. What did Rahul do at lunch time?

    1. He looked for his lunch box
    2. He told the teacher
    3. He bought a sandwich from the canteen
    4. He sat without eating

  4. Where was the lunch box really?

    1. Vikram had taken it home
    2. It was in the school gate where a cleaner had moved it
    3. It fell into the trash
    4. The teacher had it

  5. What lesson did Rahul learn?

    1. To blame others for things
    2. That staying silent about a problem does not really help anyone
    3. That lunch boxes are not important
    4. That cleaners are careless

Answers

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  1. BlueThe passage says it was the blue one with racing cars on it.
  2. Rahul thought Vikram was hungry because his family did not have much moneyRahul thought about Vikram saying his family did not have much money and assumed that was why.
  3. He bought a sandwich from the canteenAt lunch time Rahul bought a sandwich from the canteen instead.
  4. It was in the school gate where a cleaner had moved itThe next morning his mother found the lunch box at the school gate, where a cleaner had moved it.
  5. That staying silent about a problem does not really help anyoneRahul realised his silence had not helped Vikram and had only made him feel worse, so he decided to speak to the teacher.

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