Standard 3

                                                             Conjunction Revision Use appropriate conjunctions to join the sentences.   1. My pet goat will eat almost anything. He likes vegetables the most. (but) à My pet goat will eat almost anything but he likes vegetables the most.   2. My family lives in the country. We have a lot of land. (and) à My family lives in the country and we have lot of land.   3. We could go to the playground. We could go to the movies. (or) à We could go to the playground or movies.   4. Amit went to the beach. Amit learned to surf. (and) à Amit went to the beach and learned to surf.   5. Radha wanted to drive to the store. Her car wouldn’t start. (but) à Radha wanted to drive to the store but her car wouldn’t start.     6. Do you want pancakes for breakfast? Would you rather have eggs? (or) à Do you want pancakes for breakfast or eggs?   7. I need to bring a calculator to school. I need to bring a rul

 

    In the following sentences change the verb into the past tense. 1. Suma writes to her mother every day. 2. He does not have a job. 3. The wind blows furiously. 4. The boy stands on the burning deck. 5. The girls sing sweetly. 6. The old man sits in the corner. 7. The man shakes with anger. 8. What surprises me is the magnanimity of the offer. 9. He sows the seeds of dissension. 10. The boy runs down at top speed. 11. He swears a solemn oath that he is innocent. 12. In a fit of fury, she tears up the letter. 13. She lays her books neatly on the table. 14. He bids me go. 15. They all tell the same story.   B) Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “TO BE” T O D A Y                                                                 Y E S T E R D A Y Example: I’m at home ..                                       I was at home……………………………… 1. Jane and Michael are doctors.                    ……………………………………………….                   

 Reading Q.1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.   Once upon a time a group of small fish lived together in a small pond. They were very happy because the pond had nice, fresh water and plenty of food. Only one fish was unhappy- and he was bigger and stronger than others. He didn’t really mix with the other fish, because he thought he was much better than them. In fact, he complained a lot. ‘Get out of my way!’ he would say, if any small fish came too close to him. He always tried to let them know that he was much bigger and better fish than them. One day, one little fish asked him why he didn’t go to a much bigger pond and mix with big fish, like himself. Eventually, the big fish decided to give it a try. He swam into the river. There, he met many big fish and most of them were even bigger than him! But they weren’t friendly! They flapped him with their tails. One fish bit him! It was going to eat him, but fortunately he got out of its way by hiding bet