School Based Assessment Language Activities Questions and Answers - CBC Grade 3 Term 2 Opener Exams 2023 SET 1

Task 3: COMPREHENSION

Read the story below then answer the questions that follow.

Juma falls from a tree

One evening, Juma was walking slowly from school. He saw a ripe mango on one of the trees in the farm. He was very happy. Juma loved mangoes.

He climbed the tree to pick the mango. He stepped on a weak branch and fell. Ouch! He hurt his toe. He cried as he limped home sadly. His mother felt sorry for him.

Questions

1. Where was Juma walking from that evening? ___________________________________
2. Why did Juma climb the tree? _______________________________
3. What do you tell your friend when they are hurt? _______________________________
4. How did Juma's mother feel? _______________________________

TASK 4:  GRAMMAR

Choose one of the words given to complete the sentences

5. The teacher asked _______________________________ to stand up.
6. Can _______________________________ help me to carry water?
7. Mother will be happy if _______________________________ plays in the rain.
8. Father asked _______________________________to help him feed the cows.

Arrange the words given to make correct sentences 

9. good doctors We shall be.
   ______________________________________________________________________________
10. buy what will they?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
11. shall go we home?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
12. what will you tomorrow do?
    ______________________________________________________________________________

Write correct sentences from the table below

1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________

TASK 5:  WRITING

13. Write 5 sentences about your self
    1. ______________________________________________________________________________
    2. ______________________________________________________________________________
    3. ______________________________________________________________________________
    4. ______________________________________________________________________________
    5. ______________________________________________________________________________

MARKING SCHEME

1. School
2. To pick a mango
3. Sorry
4. Sorry
5. everybody
6. somebody
7. nobody
8. anybody
9. We shall be good doctors.
10. What will they buy?
11. Shall we go home?
12. What will you do tomorrow?
    1. Mburu is tall but Mary is short.
    2. I will eat an apple and a banana
    3. Martin and his father went to see the doctor.
    4. The nurses gave him food because he was weak.