LEARNER’S COPY

LEVEL: GRADE 3 ( ENGLISH)

Read the following story

WAITING FOR HER SISTER

Mara sat by the school gate.

It was the end of the day.

Mara looked at her watch.

“Where is Ate Mila?” she asked.

Mara looked at her watch again.

At last, Mila has come to pick her up.

“Let us go home. Mama said, it is time for dinner,”

says Mila.

“I am glad you are here,” says Mara.

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 LEARNER’S COPY
LEVEL: GRADE 3 ( ENGLISH)
Answer the following questions:

1. What did Mara want to do?

a. go home
b. go to school
c. go on a long trip

2. Why was Mara by the school gate?

a. She could not carry her big school bag.
b. She was waiting for her sister.
c. She wanted to know the time.

3. What part of the day was it?

a. the start of the school day
b. the middle of the school day
c. the end of the school day

4. What does the phrase “pick up” mean?

a. to get from the floor
b. to fetch someone and bring them home
c. to deliver something from one place to the
other

5. Which of these is the best thing for Mila to do so

that Mara will not be so worried? Mila should _____
a. come on time
b. give her a big hug
c. bring a friend along

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