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LANGUAGE ARTS
STANDARD THREE

Section 1 – Spelling

In each of the following sentences, fill in the blank by adding a prefix from the box to the
words in brackets.

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Example: The unhappy boy visited the Principal. (happy)

1. The climber tried to ___________________ the knot on the rope. (tie)

2. Ms. Santana taught _________________ fractions today. (proper)

3. Three year old Paul rode his blue and red _________________. (cycle).

4. The children formed a ________________ in the playground. (circle)

There is one spelling error in each of the following sentences. Underline the error and
write the correct spelling of the word on the given line.

Correct Spelling
5. Doctors and nurses are very careing people. __________________

6. When Mrs. Brown went to her cupboard it was bear. __________________

7. Stand at attension for the singing of our National Anthem. __________________

8. “Who’s report book is this?” questioned the teacher. __________________

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Section 2 – Vocabulary

Give the meaning of the underlined words, as they are used in the sentences. You may
write one word or a phrase as an answer.

Example:
The wealthy owner bought the most costly gift.
wealthy means very rich______________________________________________

9 Having dropped the rotten egg, I held my nose because of the odour.

odour means _____________________________________________________

10. The fare by taxi, from the zoo to the playground, is two dollars.

fare means________________________________________________________

11. The injured worker lay motionless. Not even a muscle moved!

motionless means ___________________________________________________

12. Our mathematics test began at 8:30 am and concluded at 12:30 p.m.

concluded means ___________________________________________________

13. All we saw was a shadow and the jet plane vanished from our sight.

vanished means _____________________________________________________

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Turn to begin the Comprehension

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Section 3 – Comprehension

Read the information below and answer the questions about what you have read.

Seals live all around the world. They spend most of their time in
the water, where they hunt for fish and other animals. Seals are FFA
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expert swimmers. They have streamlined bodies that slide easily
through the water and flippers which provide power and help the The elephant seal is the
seal to steer. Seals have a thick layer of fat beneath their skin. world’s largest seal at 6
This keeps them warm and allows them to hunt in the cold metres in length.
waters near the North and South Poles. Crabeater seals eat
shrimps and prawns. They
During the months of June to August seals come ashore. It is on can grow up to 3.6metres.
beaches and rocky shores that female seals give birth to their
young, called pups. In some species, pups are a beautiful white
for the first few weeks of life. On land, seals move very slowly
because their flippers are designed for swimming.

The grey seal lives in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It hunts fish
and octopus near the coasts of Britain, Europe and Canada. It
is about 2 metres in length.

Adapted from amazing World of Living Things: Seals authored and published by Peter Haddock Publishing
Company, London. An effort has been made to obtain copyright permission.

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Answer questions 14 to 18 based on the information on page 4.

14. Write the line which tells you that seals can swim very well.

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15. Explain why the seal’s flippers are useful.

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16. According to the passage, where can newly born pups be found?

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17. Seals are different in terms of food eaten and size. Complete the table to show three
of these differences.

Type of seal Food Size

Grey Fish and octopus _____________________

Crabeater _______________________ _____________________

18. What is the main idea in the second paragraph?

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Section 4 – Study Skills

Study the dictionary page below and answer the questions. Use complete sentences,
correct spelling and grammar.

ZAP
insecticide spray

CAUTION
Keep out of the reach of
children
Net 256 ml

19. What is the name of the product?

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20. Explain why someone would use this product.

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21. What two sets of information on the label shows that care should be exercised in using
this product?
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Section 5 – Punctuation

In this passage, some punctuation and capital letters have been left out. There is one
mistake in every line. Write the missing capital letters and punctuation marks – full stops,
question marks, apostrophe marks, quotation marks and commas.

22.
Last weekend, Shawns family visited

Uncle Joe in tunapuna. On

Saturday, they went to the park They

bought popcorn hotdogs and soft drinks.

“Let us find a quiet spot, said Father.

“When will the game begin ”

“Its about to start now ”

“Hooray ”

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Section 6 – Parts of Speech

On the line provided, write the part of speech (adjective, verb, adverb, preposition or
pronoun) of the underlined word.
Part of Speech

23. Neither Sally nor I stole your pencil. ___________________

24. Light travels faster than sound. ___________________

25. There are many marbles in the box. ___________________

26. May I exchange some of my stamps with you? ___________________

27. Lisa will arrive soon. ___________________

Section 7 – Sentence Structure

Choose the word from the brackets that best completes each sentence. Write the word on
the line provided.

28. My younger brother _______________ beautiful pictures.

(paint, paints)

29. Most children ________________ to eat vanilla ice-cream.

(loves, love)

30. The bus _______________ the station early in the morning.

(leave, leaves)

31. Last Friday a friend _______________ in for a short visit.

(drop, dropped)

32. Last weekend, George ________________ the entire length of the pool.
(swim, swam)

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Section 8 – Creative Writing

33. Write a story that includes the problem shown in the pictures below.
In your story, describe how the girl ended up in the problem and the events that
followed.

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YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE TEST.

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CHECK THAT YOU HAVE ANSWERED
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WELL DONE!

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