Language Activities Questions and Answers - Grade 3 Opener Exams Term 1 2023 Set 4

QUESTIONS

SECTION: A Learners copy

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Read the passage and answer the questions

Once upon a time there were two boys who lived in the village together. One day they went to the forest to hunt. There were many wild animals in that forest they carried bows and arrows. They searched for animals for a long time without even seeing any. By evening they had caught none.

Questions

1. How many boys are in the story?.............................
2. Where did they live?.............................
3. What did they go to do in the forest?.............................
4. There were .............................wild animals
5. The boys carried ............................. 6 .............................
6. .............................
7. Did the boys catch any animal?.............................

READING ALOUD

Read the story to the teacher.

It was early in the morning. During the lesson, Kimani read a story. The story was about a monkey who fell into a river. The water in the river was flowing fast. The monkey swam. Kimaru laughed and laughed. He enjoyed the way the monkey swam down the river.

SECTION: B
Task 1: Comprehension.

Read the comprehension and answer questions below.
Osman and his sister Asha lived in the village with their parents. Every Saturday, they play and took after their parents goats. One day while looking after the goats, Osman started coughing and had a running nose.

Asha shared her handkerchief with Osman. Asha started coughing too because she used the same handkerchief.

Questions.

1. What is the name of Osman's sister?
2. The two children lived with their..............................
3. They.............................and looked after their goats.
4. Which day did they go to look after their goats,.............................
5. Asha.............................
6. She too started,.............................her handkerchief with Osman.

Task 2: Grammar
Fill in the missing letters.

8. Sist__r
9. D__sk
10. Tabl__

Use 'this' or 'these' to complete the sentences.

11. ............................are our cows.
12. ............................is my beautiful dress.
13. My mother told me to clean............................utensils.
14. ............................is the bus that carried us.

Write these words in plural.

15. fly  - ............................
16. key - ............................
17. leaf - ............................
18. branch - ............................

Match the picture with its name.

Write in capital letters.

23. cabbage ............................
24. cupboard ............................
25. handkerchief ............................

Task 3: Writing
Write a composition about:

MY BEST FRIEND.

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Marking Scheme

Listening and Speaking

1. two / 2
2. in the village
3. to hunt
4. many
5. bows
6. arrows
7. no

Section B

1. Asha
2. parents
3. play
4. Saturday
5. shared
6.   
7. coughing
8. Sister
9. Desk
10. Table
11. These
12. This
13. these
14. This
15. flies
16. keys
17. leaves
18. branches
19.    
20.    
21.    
22.    
23. CABBAGE
24. CUPBOARD
25. HANDKERCHIEF