Delhi Public School Panipat City

Mid Term Exam English

Time: 40 mins Class –J3 MM:20

Name: _________ Paper 1 Date: __________

Section D (Literature)
Q1. Word meaning 3 marks
a) Mounds
b) Ridiculous
c) Luscious
Q2. Read the sentence from the story and answer the questions that follow:- 3 marks
1. Unless you let go of me, we won’t be able to make a Thunder Cake today!’
a. Who said this to whom?
b. Why was the person being spoken to holding on to the speaker?
c. Why did the speaker wish to make a Thunder Cake?
Q3. When did Hippo and Rhino realise that they had been tricked? What did they do then? 2 marks
Q4. How did the two merchants differ in their actions after heating the ghee? 2 marks
Section C (Grammar)
Q5. Find the adjectives in the following sentences. Also write their type. 2 marks
a) Which newspaper do you read every day?
b) There is a little water in the jug.
Q6. Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison. 2 marks
a) Supriya sleeps _______________ (little) than me.
b) Of the four ties, this looks the _____________ (bad).
Q7. Fill in the blanks by forming adjectives using the words given in the brackets. 2 marks
a) Don’t be so ________________. (child)
b) I have bought a ___________________ (wood) chair.
Q8. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary. 2 marks
a) He looks as wise as _____________ owl.
b) ___________ Music is ___________ great source of __________ enjoyment.
Q9. Fill in the blanks with pronouns given in the brackets. 2 marks
a) She hurt ______________ when she fell off the swing. (Reflexive)
b) There’s ________________ at the door. Can I call you later? (Indefinite)