NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

CHIKKABANAVARA
Assignment to be submitted on 06.04.2020

ENGLISH

Std: III Max. Marks: 79+1

Time: 3 Hours
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions:- (7)

George Washington and his Hatchet

When George Washington was quite a little boy, his father gave him a
red hatchet. It was bright and new, and George took great delight in
going around and chopping things with it. He ran into the garden, and
there he saw a tree which seemed to say to him: “Come and cut me
down!” George had often seen his father's men chop down the great
trees in the forest, and he thought that it would be fun to see a tree fall
with a crash to the ground. So he set to work with his little hatchet, and,
as the tree was a very small one, it did not take long to come down.
Soon after that, his father came home. “Who has been cutting my fine
young cherry tree?” he cried. “It was the only tree of its kind in this
country, and it cost me a great deal of money.” He was very angry
when he came into the house. “If I only knew who cut down that cherry
tree,” father cried, “I would—yes, I would”— “Father!” cried little George. “I will tell you the truth about it. I
chopped the tree down with my hatchet.” His father forgot his anger. “George,” he said, and he took the little
fellow in his arms, “George, I am glad that you told me about it. I would rather lose a dozen cherry trees than
hear you tell one lie

1. What kind of hatchet did George’s dad give him? 1

2. Why didn’t it take long for George to cut down the tree? 1

3. You can tell from the story that: 1

a. George is honest

b. George’s father is very poor

c. George loves to be inside

d. George’s mother is a great baker

4. Name the fruit mentioned in the passage. 1

5. Make sentence: - a) crash 1

6. Pick out a common noun and a proper noun from the passage. 2
II. Read the poem and answer the questions: - (7)

Evening

The day is past, the sun is set,

And the white stars are in the sky;

While the long grass with dew is wet,

And through the air the bats now fly.

The lambs have now laid down to sleep,

The birds have long since sought their nests;

The air is still; and dark, and deep

On the hill side the old wood rests.

Yet of the dark I have no fear

But feel as safe as when there is light

For I know God is with me there,

And he will guard me through the night.

1. Why the poet has no fear of dark? 1

2. Which line in the poem says that the birds have taken shelter in their nests? 1

3. According to the poem who will guard you through the night? 1

4. Describe the scene of evening in your own words. 1

5. Give the meaning of the word: a) guard 1

6. Pick out 2 pair of rhyming words from the poem. 1

7. Frame sentence a) safe 1

III Do as directed:

i) Complete the phrase using collective nouns: (2x ½ =1)

1. a _______________ of wolves.

2. a _______________ of cattle.

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ii) Write the plural forms of these nouns: - (4x ½ =2)

1. man -
2. fly-
3. foot –
4. ox –
iii) Write any 2 countable nouns and 2 uncountable nouns:- (2)

iv) Fill in the blanks using pronouns: - (6x ½ =3)

1. Why are you shouting at ………………..?

2. He shouldn’t have done this to ……………….
3. He loves ……………….. parents more than anyone else.
4. ……………. parents live abroad.
5. The dog is happy. It has had ………………….. breakfast.
6. We are moving to ………………… new home next month.
v) Complete the following using prepositions: - (4x ½ =2)
1. My cousin lives _______ Norway.

2. They are walking ______ the bridge.

3. I'll see you _____ Christmas.

4. The cat is sitting ______ the chair.

vi) Complete the following using conjunctions: - (4x ½ =2)

1. I like sugar in my tea, _____ I don't like milk in it.

2. He was late _____ the bus didn't come.

3. Listen to the story _____ answer the questions in complete sentences.

4. Is it Thursday _____ Friday today?

vii) Underline the adverbs and state its kind:- (4x1=4)

1. He practices cricket every day.

2. The girls danced gracefully.

3. She is standing outside

4. The dog sat lazily in the shade of the tree.

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viii) Underline the adjectives and state its kind. (4x1=4)

1. He showed much patience.

2. They are digging up my road.

3. I want to buy a diamond ring.

4. It is my book.

ix) Complete the sentence using adjectives of comparison:- (4x ½ =2)

1. My sister is three years _______ than me. (young)

2. Hotels in London are ______ than in Australia. (expensive)

3. I think tennis is ________ than cycling. (interesting)

4. She is the _____ tennis player of the world. (good)

x) Complete the paragraph using present tense and present continuous tense: - (4)

The Jones family _____ (was) in the park today. The sun ________(shine), and the birds ________(sing) .

It’s a beautiful day! Mr. Jones _______ (read) the newspaper. Mrs. Jones _______ (listen) to the radio. Sally

and Pam Jones _______. ( study) Tommy Jones _______ (play) the guitar. The Jones family ______ (was)

very happy today. It’s a beautiful day.

xi) Complete the following sentences using past tense and past continuous tense:- (3)

Last week I ________ (decide) to invite some friends for dinner. I ________ ( buy) lots of delicious food. The

sun ________ ( shine) and it ______ ( be) a beautiful evening. We ______ (excited ) to have fun. It ______

(be) a lovely day.

xii) Complete the following using future tense:- (2x1 =2)

1. I _______ (play) after breakfast.

2. Imagination _______ (take) you everywhere.

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 IV. Choose any 2 from the following: - (2x5=10)

i. Write an informal letter to your friend inviting him / her to visit your city.

ii. Write a thank you note to Grandma for the chocolate chip cookies she baked for your classroom party.

iii. Imagine you are walking in the rain. Look at the picture closely. Pretend you are there. Write 5 sentences
describing what you would see, feel, smell, and hear.

[ rain, puddles, splashing, paper boats, pleasant, wet, cool, enjoy ]

V. Give the meanings of: - (3x1=3)

1. labourer –

2. harvest-

3.hovering-

VI. Frame sentences:- (4x1=4)

1. windowpanes-

2. spy-

3. uproar-

4. stubborn-

VII Answer the following questions:- (6x1=6)

1. Why did Gulliver’s companion go to the shore? 1

2. Whom did Tenali invite for the wedding feast? 1

3. Who was Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan? 1

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4. Why did Anait refuse to marry the prince? 1

5. What time of the day is being described in the poem ‘City at Night’? 1

6. What does the Santa Claus do? 1

VIII Read the following lines and answer the questions:- (6x1=6)

1. “Sell it to Princess Anait,’ he suggested. ‘She will reward you handsomely, for she loves beautiful things”.

i. Who said this to whom? 1

ii. Describe the shawl that the prince wove for Anait? 1

2. “ Their golden hives and honey combs

Above you in the air”.

i. Who does ‘their’ refer to? 1

ii. What is being compared to hives and honeycombs? 1

3. “To my surprise, I saw my friends already in the boat and rowing hard towards the ship”.

i. Who do ‘I’ refer to? 1

ii. Where were the speaker and his friends? 1

IX Quote from memory: - (5)

When the night ___________

_________________________

________________________

_________________________grow-

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