COLEGIO EL CAMINO

2014 2015 SCHOOL YEAR

3rd GRADE
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ENGLISH 5 BIMESTER EXAM GUIDE

NAME_________________________________________________________________
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Exercise I : Cause and effect.
Instructions: Circle the correct cause for each effect and the correct
effect for each cause. Remember: to find a cause ask WHY? and to
find an effect ask WHAT?
e.g. Cause: A. I studied a lot.
B. I played videogames.
ate a burrito
Effect: I got a 10 in my exam!
1.Cause: A. I sang a song.
against a wall.
Effect: My hand hurts.

B. I slept all night.

C. I

C. I hit it

2.Cause: A. I cooked a hamburger. B. I havent eaten.

ate a burrito
Effect: Im very hungry.

C. I

3.Cause: A. I concentrated.
ate a burrito
Effect: I finished my work!

C. I

B. I played and stood up.

4.Cause: A. We ran as fast as we could.

ate a burrito
Effect: We won first place in a race!

B. We felt sick. C. We

5.Cause: A. I exercise.
B. I play videogames.
burrito
Effect: Im strong and healthy!

C. I ate a

Exercise II : Fact and opinion.

Instructions: Tell whether each sentence is a FACT or an OPINION.
1. _______________ Watching fireworks on the 15th of September is lots of fun.
2. _______________ April is a month with 30 days.
3. _______________ There are 12 months in the year.

4. _______________ This has been a terrible week.

5. _______________ Spring is the most beautiful season of all.
6. _______________ Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are weekdays.
Exercise III: Types of sentences.
Instructions: Tell if each sentence is Declarative, Interrogative,
Exclamatory or Imperative.

Exercise IV : Fantasy or reality.

A realistic story tells about things that could really happen. A fantasy tells about
things that could not happen in real life.
EXAMPLE1:Thefishdrovethecartothestore.Thisisfantasy.Afishcantdriveinreallife.
EXAMPLE2:Wewenttothebaseballgame.Thisisrealistic.Youcouldgotoabaseballgameinreal
life.

READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. WRITE R IF IT IS REALISTIC AND

COULD REALLY HAPPEN. WRITE F IF IT IS FANTASY AND COULD NOT
REALLY HAPPEN.
1.Thecatdrovehismotorcycletothepark.
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2.Ourteachergaveushomeworklastnight.
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3.Thefrogbakedcookiesforustoeat.
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4.Iflewtothetopofthemountainwiththehawk.
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5.IrodemybiketomyauntSusanshouse.
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Exercise V : Cause an effect. (Using a graphic organizer)

Instructions: Write the Cause and Effect for each sentence.
Montsestudiedforherexam,soshegotateninit.

Exercise VI : Can and Cant.

Instructions: Write five sentences of things you CAN do.
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Instructions: Write five sentences of things you CANT do.
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Exercise VII : Adjectives of time

Instructions: Use the correct word to complete each sentence.
Early

late

began

end

before

later
1.- If the teacher counts to three you have to be in your place
_______________________ he finishes.
2.- We got to the cinema_____________________ because we wanted to
eat before watching the movie.
3.- Hurry up! We are ______________________ for school- said my mum
at 7:31.
4.- After listening to the instructions the kids __________________ to
work on their presentations.
5.- At the _________________________ of the movie you can see the
names of the people who made it.
6.-We can read, write or draw _______________________ we finish the
exam.
7.- Miss Maty is busy right now, lets come back ___________________ to
talk to her.
Exercise VIII: Homophones.
Complete each sentence using both homophones.
Example:
Ate : eight
_________Last night I ate eight slices of
pizza___________________________

4 points

1.- by : buy
I love to ______________________ tacos at the place ____________________
the marina.

after

2.- no : know
I just _____________________ my mum will say _____________ if I ask her
to go to the party.
3.- too : two
Hey! You have_________________ hands! I have _________________ hands
__________________!
4.- here : hear
I cant _________________ you if you dont come ________________.

Exercise IX: Maths Fact families of multiplications and divisions.

Complete the fact family of each multiplication.
1.- 6 x 8

2.- 11 X 7

3.- 5 x 9

4.- 10 x 16

5.- 4 x 6

Exercise X: Tenses: Write a sentence in the Simple Past, Simple

Present, and Future with will using each verb.
e.g. (eat) Past: I ate a giant pizza last night.
Present: I eat giant pizzas every day.

Future: I will eat giant pizza tomorrow.

1.- (write)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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2.- (go)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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3.- (say)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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4.- (sit)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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5.- (break)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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6.- (say)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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7.- (fall)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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8.- (feel)
S. Past:
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S. Present:
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Future:
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