Grade 3 : English : Practice Questions

 

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

 

Trung Thu (troong-too) is a Vietnamese festival that falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar (around September). It celebrates the full moon of mid-autumn, a time when the moon is traditionally at its fullest and most beautiful. This festival dates back hundreds of years. People watch for the full moon to appear so that the festival can begin. There is a special meal, including moon cakes. Moon cakes are made with thin soft pastry, enclosing a delicious filling either sweet or savoury. Trung Thu also celebrates Children’s Day in Vietnam. Children carry lighted lanterns and parade through the streets. The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes. Some are shaped like the full moon, others like birds, fish, butterflies, even aeroplanes. There are dragon dances with drums and cymbals crashing. Everyone joins in the noisy celebrations, late into the night.

Tick the correct option.

a) Which country celebrates Trung Thu?

    ____________________________________________

b) On which day of the Chinese lunar calendar is Trung Thu celebrated?

i. eighth day ii. thirteenth day iii. eleventh day iv. fifteenth day

 

c) What does Trung Thu celebrate?

 i. full moon of mid-autumn ii. Vietnam’s independence iii. a successful harvest iv. thanksgiving to the Gods

 

d) Which of the following is not part of the Trung Thu festival? i. special meals ii. dragon dances iii. kites in the form of animals iv. children’s parade

 

e) Which of the following option below best describes moon cakes?

i. puffed rice served with different toppings    ii. soft bun stuffed with either sweet or savoury filling   iii. soft pastry with a delicious sweet or savoury filling   iv. rice noodles served with herbs

 

 f) Fill in the blank with one word.

Some lanterns during Trung Thu are made in the shape of a _____________________________ other than birds, fish, etc.

 

 

2. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

 

        Sometimes Penny met her friends on the train and at other times she travelled alone. Penny soon became used to the trip and stopped wanting her mother to drive her to school. Then, one Tuesday afternoon, everything went wrong. Penny left school and got to the station at 3:45. That gave her the

usual five minutes to spare before the train arrived. Her bag was heavy, so Penny dropped it on the platform while she looked for her ticket. She felt in her left pocket. There was nothing there. She felt in her right pocket. Nothing there. Penny turned her pockets inside out. Still no ticket. She searched her bag. Nothing! She tipped everything out of her bag. No ticket! She felt herself going red. Her hands began to sweat and she began to tremble. She suddenly felt helpless. ‘Where is it?’ thought Penny. ‘Where can it be? I hope I haven’t lost it! What will I do?’ Penny put all her things back in her schoolbag. She was very worried. ‘How will I get home?’ she thought.

 

Tick the correct option.

a) Who usually dropped Penny to school?

i. her grandfather             ii. her father                      ii. her mother                    iv. her grandmother

b) Which was the day when everything went wrong?

i. Friday afternoon            ii. Tuesday afternoon                       iii. Thursday afternoon               iv. Saturday afternoon

c) How much time did Penny have on hand before the train arrived?

i. five minutes                   ii. two minutes                 iii. three minutes                             iv. six minutes

d) Why did Penny drop her bag on the platform?

It was heavy / it would be easier to look for the ticket.

e) Which of the following best describes how Penny was probably feeling?

 i. angry                ii. unconcerned                 iii. anxious                          iv. in control

 

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND SYMPHONICS

 

 Do as directed.

 

4. Rewrite each sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun.

a.       Sarah made dinner for the whole family.

_____________________________________________________________

 

b.      Tyler played football with Mark and Ramon.

_____________________________________________________________

 

c.      Mr Cane went to the movies with Mrs Cane.

_____________________________________________________________

 

d.     The house needs a fresh coat of paint.

_____________________________________________________________

5. Syllabicate the following words: decorate             -  ______________ European            -  ______________ construction      -  ______________ yellow                 -  ______________ button                -  ______________

monster             -  ______________ butterfly            -  ______________ cat                      -  ______________ motorcycle       -  ______________ electricity         -  ______________   6. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’. a. My mother is _________ teacher. b. Please, may I have _________ glass of water? c. I saw __________ aeroplane today. d. _________students were very happy. e. She bought _________ bouquet of flowers. f. There was _________ octopus in the tank.   7. In the given sentences, circle the adjective and underline the noun it describes. a. The weak girl was unable to lift the heavy bag. b. The children are naughty. c. The baby looked pretty. d. Few people were standing on the stage. e. I have five pencils. f. The bag is very heavy. g. Amant is funny.   8. Circle the comparative or superlative adjective that best completes each sentence below: 1. The school building is (oldest / older) than the neighbouring building. 2. The boy is (faster / fastest) than his older brother. 3. My sister is the (taller / tallest) in our family. 4. This is the (bigger / biggest) mango in the basket. 5. Paper is (lighter / lightest) than a pencil. 6. The sun is a (bright / brightest) star. 7. The rainbow is the (more colourful / most colourful) thing I ever seen. 8. Our house is (bigger / biggest) than our neighbour’s house. 9. May is the (hotter / hottest) month of the year. 10. Venus is (closer / closest) to the sun than the earth.

SECTION C: WRITING

 

9. With the help of the words given in the box, complete the following letter.

 

troop                     lovely                   yesterday                            wildlife                                hotel                     trail

 

907, Shoeflower Villa,

Mount Road, Sadar,

Nagpur – 440001

Date: _______________________

 

Dear Valerie,

We are having a ______________________ time here at Victor Harbour. We are staying in a comfortable _______________ in a small town. _____________________ we visited a large and interesting __________________ park. I saw a _______________ of kangaroos for the first time. Today we are going on the Victor Harbour Heritage _________________.

 

Your loving friend,

Kina

 

 

10. Read the following sentences and number them in the correct sequence and then write them in a paragraph.   

 

___         Jenny went to the store with her mother.

 

___   Jenny discussed with her mother the dress she wanted to wear.

 

___   Jenny was informed about the fancy dress competition at school.

 

___         Jenny tried on her new costume.

 

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SECTION D: LITERATURE

 

11. Choose the correct option.                                     

a.       Give the synonym of the word ‘honest’.
i.                     truthful	ii.                   dishonest
iii.                  lying	iv.                 unfair
b.      Give the antonym of the word ‘fresh’.
i.                     Stale	ii.                   New
iii.                  Pure	iv.                 clear

        c. In the note, Grandmother called Mayuri a child __________.

         i) kind                   ii) cute                  iii) sweet

 

        d.  Grandma gifted Mayuri a clay piggy bank on her __________ birthday.

        i) fourth                               ii) seventh                           iii) eighth

 

        e.  Grandmother decided to make special __________ .

        i) milkshake                        ii) halwa                               iii) cake

 

        f.  Mayuri dreamt of the _________________ while she slept.

        i) teddy bear                      ii) cookies                            iii) doll

 

        g.  Pritam found an __________ in his school bag.

        i) address                            ii) eraser                              iii) envelope

 

        h. The pleasantest thing for every child is __________________________________ .

         i) to swing up into the blue air    ii) to run under the blue sky        iii) to get wet in the rain

 

         i.  While swinging, ____________________ are seen over the wall.

      i) sheep, goats and cattle             ii) buildings, mountains and trees             iii) river, trees and cattle

 

        j.  The garden is below the __________ roof.

       i) thatched                         ii) brown                              iii) black

 

 12. Answer the following questions in one sentence.

 

What did the villagers give the elephant in return for his assistance?

b.      What did the villagers start doing again? How was the elephant benefitted for that?

c.       How did the elephant help the villagers?

d.      What did the villagers do while returning to their village in the evening?

        e.  Why was Grandma sad?

 

 

 

        f.  How much money did Mayuri put in her piggy bank everyday?

 

 

 

        g.  What did Grandma ask the children to get to make halwa?

 

 

 

        h.  How do we know that the garden grows well?

 

 

 

        i.   What can be seen in the countryside?