Kindness with Care: The Farmer and the Snake – Reading Comprehension for Class 3 

This Grade 3 reading comprehension worksheet brings the classic fable The Farmer and the Snake to life. Designed to help young learners build reading and inference skills, it features a short, engaging story followed by structured exercises. 

Students will explore moral lessons like kindness, caution, and empathy through multiple activity types — including MCQs, short-answer questions, and critical thinking prompts. Each exercise encourages learners to identify facts, infer motives, and reflect on the story’s message. 

By reading and answering thoughtfully crafted questions, students practice comprehension, vocabulary development, and sentence framing — all aligned to Grade 3 learning outcomes. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

Comprehension skills strengthen every area of English learning. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It helps students interpret characters’ emotions and intentions. 
2. It enhances grammar accuracy through sentence-based understanding. 
3. It builds empathy and moral reasoning alongside language skills. 
4. It encourages careful reading and reflective thinking. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct answers about why the farmer helped the snake, what the snake did, and the moral of the story. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners write complete-sentence answers about key story details, such as where the farmer found the snake and how his wife helped him. 

📚 Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking
Students reflect on why the snake bit the farmer, what they might have done differently, and the moral message of the fable. 

📝 Vocabulary Builder 
Find the synonym of “stiff” from the passage (answer: *rigid*). 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) Because he felt sorry for it in the cold 
2. b) It bit the farmer 
3. c) Show kindness with care and wisdom 

Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
1. The farmer found the snake lying stiff on the roadside. 
2. He placed it near the fire to warm it and help it move again. 
3. The farmer’s wife gave him herbs to treat the snake bite. 

Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking Answers
1. The snake bit because it was wild and acted out of fear, not gratitude. 
2. I would have helped the snake from a safe distance or called for help. 
3. The story teaches that kindness should include careful thought and safety. 
4. Synonym for “stiff”: rigid. 

Help your child learn how to read thoughtfully and understand life lessons with this fable-based comprehension practice! 
Let your child explore empathy, safety, and smart kindness through reading. 

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