GRADE – 3 TERM 1 EXAMINATION MARKS- 80

ENGLISH

Section - A

I. Read the paragraph and answer the following questions. (5)

Anna’s favourite hobby is playing lute. She spends a lot of her free time playing lute. She
started learning to play lute when she was 5 years old. She played in her school’s band.

Anna’s dad bought her alute and she started practicing every day after school. It was very
loud, but her mother never complained. She improved a lot, and playing lute has been her
favourite hobby ever since.

Answer the following.

1. What is Anna’s favourite hobby?

2. When did Anna start to play lute?

3. Who bought Anna a lute?

4. What is the title of the story?

5. Where did Anna perform lute?

II. Answer on the basis of the given picture. (10)

1. What is the family doing?

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2. What does the picture say about the family?

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3. What do their expressions say about their feelings?

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4. What message does the picture convey?

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5. Give the suitable title to the picture.

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III. Rewrite the sentences with appropriate punctuation. (5)

1. india is known for its diversity

2. we lost the match against saint patrick’s school

3. ankit and saira play lawn tennis every Sunday

4. ouch my tummy hurt

5.can we visit the zoo on Sunday

IV. Write a diary entry about a summer vacation trip with your family in 5 sentences. (5)
Section - B
I. Tick ( ) the correct homophones to complete each sentence. (5)
1. I am thinking of (dyeing/dying) this skirt green.
2. Your knee will take time to (heel/heal).
3. I paid the bus (fare/fair).
4. He is the (air/heir) to the throne
5. Please take a (break/brake) from what you are doing and help me.
II. Write Pr for sentences in the simple present tense. Write P for sentences in the simple
past tense. (5)
1.Milan is a city in Italy.___________
2.Reena heard the news on the radio.__________
3.I meditate every night before going to sleep. _________
4.She shifted to Mumbai last week.__________
5.We attended a party last night._______________

III. Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs. (5)

1. One of the engines failed, but the pilot still managed to land ______. (politely/safely)
2.The train took a very long time to reach. We travelled _______. (punctually/slowly)
3.He was carrying a box with glasses, so he placed them ______ in the trunk.
(secretly/carefully)
4.Reema wanted to go out with her friends. So, she________ asked her mother for
permission. (politely/safely)
5.She is never late to school. She always reaches _______. (perfectly/punctually)
IV. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets. (5)
1.He _____________________ (study) when I called him.
2.I ___________________(paint) in the morning when he arrived.
3.The alarm ________________ (ring) when she entered the room.
4.The lights __________________ (shine) brightly a short while ago.
5. It___________________(rain) heavily when we stepped out.
V. Choose the correct antonyms of the words. (5)
1.near -a) high b) far
2.comfortable -a) uncomfortable b) big
3.arrange -a) organise b) destroy
4.anything a) everything b) nothing
5.fun- a) query b) boredom

VI. Complete these sentences with the present continuous tense of the verbs given in the
brackets. (5)
1.I _________(go)to watch a movie at Inox.
2.We __________(play)in the nearby park.
3.The boys _________(swim) in the pond.
4.Rita ______________(sing)at the function.
5.The child _____________(play)baseball.

Section – C

I. State the sentences whether it is true or false. (6)

1.Rangaberangi had taught Neeli, Peeli, and lali to be jealous.

2.When the water creatures are able to find their voice, the sea would resound with their
sounds.

3. Friends make our lives incomplete.

4.Toothy had already collected goodies for Christmas.

5.The speaker says that a friend is like a river.

6.Our friends make us remember our troubles.

II. Words that rhymes with.(2)

1.Write down two words that rhyme with bell.

2.Write down two words that rhyme with van.

III. Match the words with correct similes. (2)

1. as busy as – a bird

2.as clever as – a rock

3. as free as – a fox

4. as hard as - a bee

IV Write the first five lines of the poem “Sound of the sea”. (5)

A hundred ……………… ……………….. creatures (first five lines)

V. Answer the following question. (10)

1.In the lesson, “The three butterflies”, What did the three butterflies do after growing up?

2.In the poem, “Sound of the sea”, What would happen to the sea due to the heavenly boon?

3.In the lesson, “Toothy’s Christmas party”, Who was Oaky?

4. In the lesson, “Toothy’s Christmas party”, How and where did Toothy celebrate Christmas
every year?

5. In the poem,“A friend is like”, How does a friend help by being a forest or a calm, blue sea?