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Grade :3 Time :150 Minutes Subject :English Marks :50 Teacher's Copy Section - A Reading comprehension 5M 1. Read the passage and answer the questions given below. __ /5M A heron lived by the side of a pond that was full of fish. The greedy heron wanted to eat all the fish. So, it lied to the fish that a few fishermen were coming to catch them all. He offered to save the fish by flying them to another pond. He caught the fish in his mouth. Before he could reach the other pond, he ate all of them. One day, a crab climbed into his mouth. The crab realised that something was wrong. He caught the heron’s neck between his claws. He did not let go until the heron promised not to be greedy ever again. 1. What did the greedy heron want to do? A. The greedy geron wanted to eat all the fish. 2. How did the crab catch the heron’s neck? A. The crab caught the heron’s neck between his claws. 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets. a) The crab _______________________ climbed into the heron’s mouth. (has/have) b) The crab and the fish _______________________ left the pond. (has/have) A. a) has b) have 4. Which word from the passage is the opposite of ‘empty’? A. The word is ‘full’. 5. Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1. offered a. always wanting more of everything 2. realised b. gave someone something c. understood something suddenly A. 1 - b; 2 - c

Section - B Literature comprehension 11 M Literature comprehension 2. What does Ramu do? Why couldn’t Ramu cook dinner for the big party? __ /2M A. Ramu runs a small restaurant that makes very tasty food. Ramu couldn't cook dinner because he was very sick. 3. What did Sam see one day? What did he want to do with it? __ /2M A. One day Sam saw a butterfly in a cover. He wanted to cut the cover. 4. How do the camels’ long legs and toes help them in the desert? __ /2M A. The camels’ long legs help them walk in the loose desert sand and their toes protect them from the hot sand. 5. In the lesson 'The Insects', who was carrying food for the winter? __ /1M A. The ant was carrying food for the winter. Value-based questions 6. Is it good to keep animals in a zoo? Why or why not? Give one reason to explain your answer. __ /2M A. Learner's response Sample: No, I don’t think it is good to keep animals in a zoo. We must not take animals away from their natural habitat or homes and keep them in places where they have no freedom. 7. Do you think it is important to like ourselves the way we are? Why? __ /2M A. Learner’s response Sample: Yes, it is important to like ourselves as we are. Always wishing to be like someone else makes a person unhappy. If we like ourselves the way we are, we shall be peaceful and content and also spread joy and peace amongst others. Section - C Vocabulary and Grammar 34M Vocabulary 8. Identify and write the sentence where the underlined word has been used correctly. __ /4M 1. Sentence 1: Hasini studies in the thurd class. Sentence 2: Hasini studies in the third class. A. Sentence 2 2. Sentence 1: Limmi hurt her leg when she fell down. Sentence 2: Limmi hirt her leg when she fell down. A. Sentence 1

3. Sentence 1: That gurl is wearing a pretty skirt. Sentence 2: That girl is wearing a pretty skirt. A. Sentence 2 4. Sentence 1: The child waited for his turn to dance on stage. Sentence 2: The child waited for his tirn to dance on stage. A. Sentence 1 9. Choose and write the correct options where the prefixes have been used correctly. __ /3M 1. A. unhonest B. dishonest A. B. 2. A. recall B. miscall A. A. 3. A. imsuffiicent B. insufficient A. A. 10. Fill in the blanks using the correct options given in brackets. __ /2M 1. There are ______________________ (much/many) chairs in the classroom. A. many 2. How ______________________ (much/many) sugar does she want in her juice? A. much 3. There are ______________________ (much/many) buses standing near my house. A. many 4. There is not ______________________ (much/many) coffee in the cup. A. much 11. Choose and write the correct spellings of words related to family. __ /1M 1. sistor/sister A. sister 2. father/fadher A. father

12. Look at the pictures and write the names of the insects. __ /4M _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ A. snail dragonfly bumblebee spider Grammar __ /4M 13. Choose and write the most suitable question that matches the given answers. 1. Reshmi is hiding behind the door. A. Who is hiding behind the door? B. Who is the door behind? A. A. Who is hiding behind the door?

2. Harish is baking a cake in the kitchen. __ /4M A. Who is Harish baking? __ /4M B. Who is baking a cake in the kitchen? A. B. Who is baking a cake in the kitchen? 3. Aarav was chasing a cat in the garden. A. Who was chasing a cat in the garden? B. Who was Aarav? A. A. Who was chasing a cat in the garden? 4. Leena’s brother likes flying kites. A. Who like Leena’s brother? B. Who likes flying kites? A. B. Who likes flying kites? 14. Identify the sentence where ‘a’ or ‘an’ has been used correctly. 1. Sentence 1: My mother bought me an new pair of glasses. Sentence 2: My mother bought me a new pair of glasses. A. Sentence 2 2. Sentence 1: Our school has a new playground and an old playground. Sentence 2: Our school has a new playground and a old playground. A. Sentence 1 3. Sentence 1: Their teacher gave them a difficult test yesterday. Sentence 2: Their teacher gave them an difficult test yesterday. A. Sentence 1 4. Sentence 1: A octopus has eight legs. Sentence 2: An octopus has eight legs. A. Sentence 2 15. Write whether the given words are pronoun nouns or common nouns. 1. May A. proper noun 2. tree A. common noun 3. Nitin A. proper noun 4. cup A. common noun

16. Choose and write the most suitable question that matches the given answers. __ /3M 1. Her name is Ramya. A. What is her name? B. What is name? A. A. What is her name? 2. The bag is on the bed. A. What is on the bed? B. What is the bag? A. B. What is on the bed? 3. The ice cream is in the freezer. A. What is in the freezer? B. What is in the ice cream? A. A. What is in the freezer? 17. Fill in the blanks using the correct options given in brackets. __ /2M 1. I live (near/on) my school. A. on 2. She is swimming (under/in) the pool. A. in 3. The bird has built a nest (on/under) the tree. A. on 4. The cat is hiding _________________________ (under/in)the table. A. in 18. Fill in the blanks with the correct question words from the brackets. __ /1M 1. (What/Where) do you sleep? A. Where 2. (Where/Who) does milk come from? A. Where 19. Identify the reflexive pronouns from the lines and write them in the given space. __ /2M He repairs his toys by himself. I tried to help him today, but I cut myself by accident. A. himself, myself

Section - D Writing 10M Formal Writing 20. Your cousin, Nilima, is participating in an inter-school boxing championship. Fill in the gaps to complete this note that wishes her luck. __/5M Dear Nilima, It is great to know that you are participating in . I am sure you will do because . I wish you all the very best for the championship. With love, _________________________ A. Learner's response Sample: Dear Nilima, It is great to know that you are participating in the inter-school boxing championship. I am sure you will do very well, because you have worked hard. I wish you all the very best for the championship. With love, Description Marks Allotted Sarita Marking scheme: Parameter Format complimentary close 1M 1M Content points are relevant to the given writing 1M topic Grammar and Spelling sentence construction, spellings, punctuation

Creative Writing __ /5M Answer any ONE of the following questions 21. Look at the photograph given below. Describe the children in the photograph. Hints: • How do the children look? • What are they holding? • What are they wearing? • What are they doing? Note: You can even write names for the children and write something more about them. A. Learner's response Sample: There are two children in the photograph. One of them is a girl, and the other one is a boy. The girl’s name is Tania and the boy’s name is Soham. Both of them are holding slates. The children are wearing neat school uniforms. Soham seems to be learning about school, as he has drawn a school on his slate. Tania has written letters of the alphabet for practice. It seems like they are happy to be learning new things at school. They look like they enjoy going to school every day. Marking scheme: Parameter Description Marks allotted Content points are relevant to the given writing 2M topic Grammar and Spelling sentence construction, spellings 1M Expression use of grade-appropriate vocabulary, use 2M of original ideas (OR)

22. Fill in the blanks with words, phrases or sentences to complete the diary entry. __ /5M , May Dear , I had a very interesting experience yesterday. I was playing with my friends and when a little kitten . I named her Sweety. When Mummy called me back, . I begged her to let me keep Sweety. Finally, she said I could if Sweety did not belong to anyone. A. Learner's response Sample Sunday, 27th May Dear Diary, I had a very interesting experience yesterday. I was playing with my friends Sumit and Kiran when a little kitten came up to us. She was very sweet. I named her Sweety. When Mummy called me back, I took Sweety with me. Mummy was not happy to see her. I begged her to let me keep Sweety. Finally, she said I could if Sweety did not belong to anyone. Siddhu Marking Scheme: Parameters Description Marks Allotted Format day, date, salutation, complimentary close 2M Content points are relevant to the given writing topic 2M Grammar and sentence construction, spellings, punctuation 1M Spelling