English Activities Questions and Answers - CBC Grade 3 Term 3 Opener Exams 2023 SET 1

TASK 3: COMPREHENSION

Read the following comprehension and then answer questions that follows.

Squirrel had a nice house and a beautiful kitchen garden. There was a huge tree between the house and the kitchen garden. He did not like that tree. "I can remove the tree for you." said the elephant. Squirrel was very happy and promised to pay him a lot of money.

The following day, an elephant came with a sharp axe. He cut the tree and landed on the side of the house. The house fell on the kitchen garden. Elephant ran away. The squirrel ran after him saying "If I catch you I will cut you into pieces."

1. The big tree was between _______________________________________
2. Which two animals are mentioned in the story?
   1. _______________________________________
   2. _______________________________________
3. Which crop below is found in a kitchen garden? _______________________________________ (rice, vegetables, tea)
4. Where did the tree land? _______________________________________
5. Which sharp tool did the elephant use to cut the tree? _______________________________________
6. A squirrel has a long hairy tail. True or false? _______________________________________
7. Who ran away? _______________________________________

TASK 4: GRAMMAR

Use "will" or "shall" to complete the sentences

8. We _______________________________ do exams next week.
9. Tracy ______________________________ show us how to make a mat.

Write in small letters

10. GOAT
11. FRIEND

Use 'on', 'under', 'in', 'of' to complete the sentences

12. The ball is ____________________________ the tree.
    
13. Susan is proud __________________________ English teacher.

Use "when", “who", "where", "why" to fill the gaps

14. _______________________________ is your plate?
15. _______________________________is your best friend?
16. _______________________________ will you start the exams?

Use the plural form of the word in the brackets to complete the sentences. 

17. All the _______________________________  escaped. (thief)
18. Children are born without _______________________________  (tooth)

Use the words in the bracket to complete the sentences

19. Becky helped me _____________________________ the load was heavy. (and, because, so)
20. Paul is _______________________________ than Harisson. (good, best, better)

Put "has" or "have"

21. Jim  _______________________________  lost his new pen.
22. Brushes  _______________________________ hard bristles.

Complete the similes

23. As cold as  _______________________________
24. As playful as  _______________________________
    ( kitten, rain, ice, baby)

Use the past tense of the word in the bracket to complete the sentences 

25. The driver  _______________________________ up early. (wake)
26. I  _______________________________ all my food. (eat)

Put-ing of the word in bracket to complete the sentence

27. They are  _______________________________  their hands. ( clap)
28. Jane is  _______________________________ the table. ( wipe)

Write the words correctly

29. moor  _______________________________
30. rtecompu  _______________________________

TASK 5: WRITING

Write five sentences about

MY PET

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

MARKING SCHEME

1. The house and the kitchen garden.
2.  
   1. Squirrel
   2. Elephant
3. Vegetables
4. On the side of the house
5. axe
6. True
7. Elephant
8. shall
9. will
10. goat
11. friend
12. under
13. of
14. Where
15. Who
16. When
17. thieves
18. teeth
19. because
20. better
21. has
22. have
23. ice
24. kitten
25. woke
26. ate
27. clapping
28. wiping
29. room
30. computer