Borj El Barajneh First Official School for Boys

Name: ________________________ Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Material: Mid-year English Exam Class: Grade 3 (A,B,C,D,E)

Teachers: Zeynab Hayek – Daria Al Sayed Duration: 50 mins

Grade: / 20 Parents’ Signature:

Part one: Reading (15/20)

Read the following text about some animals that will become extinct, and then answer the
questions that follow.

No Longer Alive
1. Many animals live on earth with us. People like to help animals, but some
animals are endangered.
2. Cheetah, which lives in Africa, is the fastest land animal. Cheetah is becoming
extinct because people are taking the lands where it lives. Tigers are also endangered.
There are only 5000 tigers left in the forests.
3. People are also hunting blue whales, and pollution is killing them. Thus, blue whales
are disappearing.
4. Finally, we must protect all animals since each animal is beautiful and special.

I. Answer the following questions in complete sentences (3pts)

1. What is the title of the story? (1pt)
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2. Where do animals live? (1pt)

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3. Why is Cheetah becoming extinct, referring to paragraph (2) ? (1pt)

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B. Determine whether the following sentences are True (√) or False ( X ) . (1.5 pts)

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1. Cheetah is the slowest land animal. _______________

2. People like to help animals. _______________

3. Blue whales are disappearing. _______________

C. Write whether the following sentences are Fact or Opinion. Write “F” if the

sentence is a fact. Write “O” if the sentence is an opinion. (3 pts)

1. Cheetahs lives in Africa. ________ Fact

2. There are only 5000 tigers left in the forests. ________ Opinion

3. I think cheetah is a beautiful animal. ________

D. Match each word with its synonym: (1.5pts)

1. disappear • • a. Few
2. endangered • • b. vanish
3. Many • • c. at risk

E. Circle the helping verb in the sentences below. (1.5 pts)

1. We are taking care of animals.
2. People were destroying the earth.
3. Pollution is a dangerous problem for man and animals.

F. Write (S )if the group of words is a sentence. Write (F) if the group of words is a
fragment. (1.5 pts)
1. Tigers are endangered animals. ____________
2. The largest mammal. ________
3. eat small fish. _______

G. Determine whether each sentence is declarative, interrogative, or Exclamatory. (3pts)

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1. Wow, blue whales are very huge animals! ____________ Declarative
2. Why are animals endangered? _____________ Interrogative
3. Tiger’s color is orange and black. _____________ Exclamatory

Part Two: Writing (5/20)

Many animals are becoming extinct because of many problems caused by people.
Write a short paragraph about any endangered animal you want. (Panda, Tiger, Polar bear,
etc..)
You may write about this animal’s food, habitat and appearance.
Your paragraph must consist of an introduction, body and conclusion. Do not forget the title.

Endangered animal – eat – grass – lives – forest – color-

Black – white – orange – Soft – fur – trees – fast - meat

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 Grade 3- Midyear English Exam Answer Key:
Part One :

A. 1. The title of the story is “No Longer Alive”.

2. Animals live on Earth with us.

3. Cheetah is becoming extinct because people are taking the lands where it lives.

B. 1. False.
2. true
3. true

C. a. Fact – b. Fact – c. Opinion

D.
1. disappear • • a. Few
2. endangered • • b. vanish
3. Many • • c. at risk

E.
1. We are taking care of animals.
2. People were destroying the earth.
3. Pollution is a dangerous problem for man and animals.

F. a. S b. F c. F
G. a. Exclamatory b. interrogative c. Declarative

Part two : Answers Vary