Dreams that Float: Understanding the Poem “Paper Boats” – Reading Comprehension for Grade 3 

This Grade 3 worksheet, explores Rabindranath Tagore’s beautiful poem “Paper Boats.” The poem captures a child’s imagination as they float paper boats filled with dreams, flowers, and hope. It celebrates innocence, creativity, and the wonder of childhood through simple yet poetic imagery.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

Poetry comprehension enhances creativity, vocabulary, and emotional expression. For Grade 3 learners, this worksheet helps: 
1. Encourage imagination through visual and emotional reading. 
2. Build descriptive vocabulary related to nature and dreams. 
3. Strengthen inferential thinking and moral understanding. 
4. Develop a love for poetry and expressive language. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify what the child floats, what’s written on the boats, and what they carry. 

Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain what the child imagines, when they dream of the boats, and how clouds appear to them. 

Exercise 3 – Critical Thinking & Vocabulary
Students discuss imagination, innocence, and hope in the poem and find a synonym for “float.” 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b) Paper boats 
2. c) Name and village 
3. c) Flowers 

Exercise 2 – Short Answers 
1. The child imagines someone in a faraway land finding the boats. 
2. The child dreams about the boats at night under the stars. 
3. The clouds look like white sails racing with the paper boats. 

Exercise 3 – Long Answers
1. The poem shows imagination and hope by connecting simple acts to dreams of friendship and wonder. 
2. It conveys the purity of childhood, where creativity and kindness shape thoughts. 
3. The child connects boats with dreams because both travel beyond their reach, carrying wishes and magic. 
4. Synonym for “float”: drift.

 Encourage your child to dream big and express creatively with this inspiring Understanding Poem on Paper Boats worksheet! 

🔖Book a free trial!