MODEL PAPER CUM REVISION OF SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION (MARCH 2019)CLASS : III SUB: ENGLISH
THE STORY OF THE ROAD TO THE SHIP OF THE DESERT
COMPETENCIES
SOURCE OF QUESTIONS
TYPE OF QUESTIONS
NO. OF QUESTION
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MARKS ALLOTED TO EACH QUESTION
TOT.MARKS
( 80 M)READING ( 20 )
SEEN PASSAGE VSA 10
01 20
UNSEEN PASSAGE VSA 10
01
WRITING (60) PROSE &
POETRY VSA 0501 5
SA 0502 10
GRAMMAR VSA 1501 15
CREATIVE-WRITING LA 03
05 15
SPELLING VSA 10 0110
HANDWRITING LA 01
05 5
OV. TOTAL 80
SAMPLE PAPER -1
READING
SEEN PASSAGE
I Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Once upon a time there was a small hill. A path went up the hill. It went through thick and lovely woods of pine and fir trees. People often walked on it to a holy place. A girl also climbed the hill with them. Her name was Meena. Meena was twelve years old. She carried a small boy on her back. He was four years old. His hair was curly.
1. What went up the hill?
(a) a path, (b) a street, (c) a road, (d) a rail line
2. Name the two trees in the lines given above?
Ans: ___________________________________________________________________________.
3. Where did the people go up the hill?
Ans: _______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Who is the girl in the story?
a) Reena b) Meena c) Teena d) Leena
5. How old was Meena?
Ans: _______________________________________________________________________________________.
6. What was Meena carrying on her back ?
Ans : _______________________________________________________________________________________.
7. He was ______________________ years old. ( two / three / four / five)
8. Pick out the words from the lines above which are opposite to the words given below:
a) Young X __________________________ b) large X ___________________________
9. Pick out the words from the lines above which have the same meaning :
a) beautiful : __________________________ b) a way : ___________________________
10. His hair was curly. Who is his ?
a) The old man b) Meena c) The boy d) the path on the hill
UNSEEN PASSAGE
II Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Balu was hungry , and he had no money. He went to a tea – shop. He asked the man there , “How much is a plate of idlis? “
“ Two rupees , “ said the man.
“ Alright. How much is the chutney for the idli? “
“ The chutney is free.” Said the man.
“ Then could I have only the chutney, please? “ asked Balu.
1. Balu was __________________. ( running / hungry / sleeping)
2. Where did Balu go?
Ans: ___________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Did Balu have money with him?
Ans: __________________________________________________________________________________.
4. What did Balu ask the man at the tea – shop?
a) Cost of tea b) cost of idlis c) cost of the shop
5. A plate of idlis was ( two / ten ) rupees.
6. The chutney was _________________ of cost.
a) Free b) two rupees c) ten rupees
7. What did Balu ask the man at the tea- shop?
Ans: _____________________________________________.
8. Give a suitable title for the above passage.
Ans: _____________________________________________.
9. Pick out two words from the passage which begin with the letter ‘ p’.
Ans : p ________________ , p __________________.
10. Pick out the past – tense of the following words from the passage given above:
a) Go X __________________________ b) say : __________________________
TEXT (PROSE AND POETRY)
A .Answer the following questions:
1. “ Where are you going this fine day?' 'Up in the hills to roll and play.' 'I'll come with you, Puppy, ' said I .a) Who is 'I' in the poem.
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________. b) Why did the child go with the puppy?
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________.
2. Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________
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3. Does the child ever get a letter?
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________.
4.How old is the speaker in the poem Don't Tell?
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________.
5. When does the baby laugh ?
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________
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GRAMMAR
Do as directed:
Hands are for clapping, Feet are for walking , Hips are for shaking
Pick out any two
1) Naming words ( Nouns ) : __________________ , _____________________
2) Action words ( Verbs) : __________________ , _____________________
3) Add – ish to make a new word:
a) child : ____________________ b) baby : _________________
4) Write the opposite for:
a) day X ____________________ b) happy X ________________
5) Write the plural for :
a) Tooth : ___________________ b) fox: __________________
6) Write full forms for the following words:
a) don't : ____________________ b) I' ll : ___________________
7) Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
a) I have ______________ books. ( ate , eight)
b) I ________________ my breakfast . ( ate, eight)
8) Write the rhyming words for
a) Fill : ___________________ b) Main : ____________________
9) Underline the silent letters in the words :
a) w a l k b) h o u r
10) Make sentence :
a) Please : _____________________________________________________________________.
CREATIVE – WRITING
1. Write a paragraph on ANY ONE of the following:
a) Camel b) How do you help at home c) My family
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2. Write a letter to your grandfather thanking him for a birthday gift.
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SPELLINGS
1.Place these letters in their right order to form the names of animals . Use the hints given.
a) semou: __________________ b) giter: _____________________
c) resoh : __________________
2. Using the letters of the given word make two words:
a) blackboard: ____________________ , ______________________
3. Complete the words given and match with the pictures:
T __ sk b __ __ k wh __ sk __ r
4.Encircle the correct word:
a) leafes b) leaves c) leves
b) playful b) palayfull c) pleyful
HANDWRITING
Write the passge given below in neat handwriting:
How to build good habits? First, start with a habit that is so easy that you can't say no.
Second, try to understand what is that you are afraid of. And the most important develop a plan when you fail.
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SAMPLE PAPER - 2
READING 1.Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below .
Mother, your baby is silly! She is so very childish. She does not know the
difference between the lights in the streets and the bright stars. When we
play with pebbles, she thinks they are real food. She putsthem into her
mouth. When I open a book she tears the pages and roars with joy.
1. Who is silly?
Ans_____________________________________________________________
2. She is so very ____________________.(childish/playful)
3. Does she know the difference between the stars and lights in the streets?
Ans_____________________________________________________________
4. What does the child play with?
Ans_____________________________________________________________
5. Whatdoes she thinkabout the pebbles?
Ans_____________________________________________________________
6.The little girl puts the pebbles__________(into/onto) her mouth.
7.What does the little girl tear?
Ans____________________________________________________________
8.Write the pluralforms.
Star_____________________.page___________________________
9. Find out the opposite of intelligent__________________________
10.Find out the opposite of
close x___________________________
2.Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below .
Newton had a little dog. He called it Diamond. One day it was lying in his study room. In the room there were heaps of papers and writings and a lighted candle on a table. Newton left the room for a few minutes and then suddenly Diamond jumped over the table.
1. Who had a little dog?
Ans___________________________________________________________
2. What was the name of the dog?
Ans___________________________________________________________
3. Where wasDiamond lying one day?
Ans___________________________________________________________
4. What were there in the room?
Ans___________________________________________________________
5. Where was the candle?
Ans___________________________________________________________
6. Who left the room for a few minutes?
Ans___________________________________________________________
7. Who jumped upon the table?
Ans___________________________________________________________
8. Find out the plural of heap _______________________
9. Find out opposite of underx________________________
10. Find out past tense of leave_______________________
WRITING TEXT Answer the following questions in sentences.
1 Why is the Camel called the Ship of the Desert?
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2.Why did the child go with the puppy?
Ans________________________________________________________________________
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3.When does the baby laugh?
Ans________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________4.What is the secret the
speaker is hiding in the poem ‘Don’t Tell’ ?
Ans___________________________________________________________
5.Why do you think Meena was carrying her brother?
Ans________________________________________________________________________
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GRAMMAR
1. Write the opposites of
a. long x ________________ b.bigx____________________
2. Rearrange the jumbled words to get sentences.
c. play / on / Don’t / the / road.
d. Let’s / on / the / get / train.
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3. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the help box.
e. The ____________________ talk, “Chatter, chatter, chatter”.
f. The _____________________ says,“Tring-a-ling”.
g. The ______________________ says, “Caw, caw caw”.
4. Encircle the action words in the given list.
h.sail padded walks squirrel limb crawl dive wings leap creatures wiggles
around hop swim
CREATIVE WRITING1.
thick paddedfeet
lives without water
Write five sentences on camel.
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2. Write five sentences on how youhelp your family members at home.___________________________________________________________________________
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birds, bicycle, crow, children
Eat thorns
Walk and run on sand
Hump, store food
SPELLINGSupply the missing letters.
1. M___r___ing6. A____wa_____s
2. Gi____nt7. ____owl
3. N___u____hty8. P____p____y
4. L___ad9.N___wsp___pe____
5. D___ nk____y 10. Fr___ ___ght
H A N D W R I T I N G
Rewrite the passage with neat and clean handwriting.
Honesty is usually regarded as the best policy. Honesty has a real place in every field of life.
The present day world gives best chances for the success of honestmen. Honesty alone will
give you the right place. It makes you disciplined and happy.
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________________________________________________________________________All the best.
SAMPLE PAPER -3
READING
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Once there lived a cap seller who sells caps in the market. One day he
was passing through a forest to go to a village carrying a basket full of caps on
his head. He felt tired, and fell asleep. After sometime, he woke up and he
found his basket empty. He was worried, and saw some monkeys sitting on the
tree wearing the caps. He made a plan to get his cap. He removed his cap and
threw it on the ground. At once all the monkeys took off the caps they were
wearing and threw them down. The cap seller collected quickly and went away.
Q1. What did the cap seller sell?
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Q2. Where was he going to through the forest?
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Q3. What did he do on the way?
Q4. Where were his caps?
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Q5. What did he find when he woke up?
Q6. From the story pick out the past tense for:
(a) throw- _______ (b) feel- _________
Q7. From the story pick out opposite for:
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(a) full X ___________ (b) standing X _______________
From the story pick out the rhyming word for:
Q8. where - _________ , _____________
Q9. pound - ____________ , _____________
Q10. One who sells cap is known as _______________.
II.Read the following passage and answer the questions.
There was a mother tiger and her small tiger cub. They lived near a
river in a shady jungle. When the sky was dark, the mother tiger hunted for deer
and pig. One night the tiger cub saw a tiny frog. The cub chased the frog and
caught it, and turned to show his mother. But the mother was not in sight.
Instead he saw a big tiger.
Q11. What was there in the jungle?
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Q12. Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?
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Q13. When does the mother tiger hunt?
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Q14. What happened to the little tiger cub when he chased the frog?
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Q15. What does the mother tiger hunt?
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Q16. Write opposite for:-
(a) Small X ______ (b) dark X _______
Q17. One night the tiger cub chased a ________________.
Q18. Write the past tense for:-
(a) catch - ____________________ (b) live - ____________________
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Q19. The young one of a tiger is called __________________
Q20. Did the tiger chase the frog?
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WRITING
Answer the following questions:
Q1. Why is the camel called “the ship of the desert”?
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Q2. Why do boys and girls have much more fun in the “Creatures move”
poem?
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Q3. What secret is the speaker hiding in “Don’t tell” story?
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Q4. What did the man say to Meena in “He is my brother” story?
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Q5. Why do the child go with the puppy in “Puppy and I poem”?
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GRAMMAR
1. Write the synonyms:
(a) Dusk- _________ (b) Dawn- __________
2. Give the opposite gender for:
(a) sir- ______ (b) father - _________ Page
3. Write the plural form for:
(a) leaf-__________________ (b) house - ______________________
4Make sentences of your own for:
hop- __________________________________________________
run- ____________________________________________________
5. Fill in the blanks with the right word:
group, bunch, herd.
(a) A _______________ of people gathered to see the accident.
(b) A ______________ of cattle blocked the busy road.
6. Write the full form of the following:
(a) don’t- _____________________ (b) shan’t- _________________
7. (A) Punctuate the given sentence:
ride less and walk more you will be healthy sure
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(B) Fill in the blanks with ‘can’ or ‘cannot’:
8. I ___________ can lift this box. But my sister ____________.
2. A rabbit ____________ run fast but a tortoise_____________.
9. Name the person-
(a) who cures your illness - _____________________
(b) who delivers your letters - ________________________
10. Fill in the blanks with a new phrase:
fro, arms, the desert.
(a) to and ____________________________________
(b) the ship of ___________________________________
Creative Writing
1. Write a passage about “The camel”
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2.. Describe the picture:
SPELLING
1. Write the rhyming word for-
(a) day- ______________ (b) pine- _____________
2. Write homophones for-
(a) eye - _____________ (b) peace - _______________
3. Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word.
(a) lunchoxb - _____________________ (b) rcads- ______________
4. Fill in the missing letters-
(a) m __ __ eyo __ d __ __ (b) f__ __ gh __ __ n __d
5. Encircle the silent letters-
(a) knead (b) chalk
HANDWRITING
. Reproduce the following passage legibly:
Knowledge is what all that a person knows. Without knowledge, it is not
possible to raise high in life. A doctor is called knowledgeable if he knows how
to treat a patient effectively. A wise or knowledgeable man is truly powerful in
all respects.
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