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Directions: Read the fable and answer the questions that follow.

Once, a man and his son were going to the market with their donkey. As they walked a
man passed them and said, “How silly. You are walking that donkey when you could be
riding it instead. What is a donkey for but to ride on?”
Hearing this, the man put his boy on the donkey’s back and they went on their way. But
soon they passed a group of women, one of whom said: “You should be ashamed of
yourself young man. Your father who is older than you should be riding and you should be
walking.” Red-faced and embarrassed the boy jumped down to have his father get up on
the donkey.
They hadn’t gone far when they passed a man and a woman, one of whom said to the
other: “Doesn’t he know they can both fit on that donkey? His boy doesn’t have to walk
this dusty road.”
Well, the man didn’t know what to do, but at last he took his son up and sat him down
in front of him on the donkey. They reached the town and people began to jeer and
point at them. “You’re overloading that poor donkey -- you and your son both sitting
there. You both look strong! You’d be better off carrying the donkey yourselves.”
They got off of the donkey and tried to think what to do. At last they cut down a pole
and tied the donkey’s feet to it. With it tied to the pole like this they raised the pole to
their shoulders and carried the donkey towards the bridge that lead to the market.
This was difficult to do.
The townspeople laughed and heckled them so much that the donkey was frightened by
everything going on. Its feet slipped loose from the ropes and it fell. Once it got to its
feet again it ran away kicking and bucking.
“That will teach you,” said an old man who had followed them. “Try to please everyone and
you will please no one.”
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1. Where were the man and the boy traveling?

2. Why did the man put the boy on the donkey?

3. What happened after they passed a man and woman?

4. How did the people act when the man and the boy reached the town?

5. What does the picture show?

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Directions : Read the passage and answer the given questions.

 English Worksheet for Grade 3 ______

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Seagulls live on the beach. They eat small fish, bread, and seaweed. Seagulls
run quickly on the sand and fly quickly in the sky. Seagulls will run or fly away if
you try to catch them. There are many seagulls on the beach.
Crabs also live on the beach. They eat shrimp, ocean plants, and small fish.
Crabs crawl quickly on the sand and in the ocean. Crabs will crawl away if you
try to catch them. There are many crabs on the beach, but it is not always easy
to see them.
Starfish live on the beach, too. They eat clams, oysters, and small fish. Starfish
move slowly on the sand and in the ocean. Starfish will not move away if you
try to catch them. There are few starfish on the beach.

1) Seagulls, crabs, and starfish all eat

A. clams
B. bread
C. fish

2) Which animal does not move quickly?

A. starfish
B. seagulls
C. crabs

3) Based on information in the passage, which sentence is false?

A. Starfish are hard to catch.

B. Crabs eat shrimp and ocean plants.
C. Seagulls move quickly on the sand and in the air.

4) The passage does not talk about

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A. what starfish eat

B. how crabs catch food
C. how fast beach animals move

5) According to the passage, seagulls

I. live on the beach

II. move quickly in the ocean
III. eat bread only

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II, and III

6) Based on information in the passage, which animal would you be most

likely to see at the beach?

A. crabs
B. seagulls
C. starfish

7) Based on information in the passage, we can understand that

A. the beach is not as nice as the mountains

B. the beach is a good place to vacation
C. many animals live at the beach

Directions: Using the verb to be.

Example: You / We / They (be) were sick yesterday.
 English Worksheet for Grade 3 ______

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Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick yesterday.

1) I (be) tired yesterday. 2) You (be) happy

yesterday.
A. was
B. were A. was
B. were

3) We (be) sad yesterday. 4) They (be) busy

yesterday.
A. was
B. were A. was
B. were

5) He (be) angry yesterday. 6) She (be) sleepy

yesterday.
A. was
B. were A. was
B. were

7) It (be) cold yesterday.

A. was
B. were

Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense. (was, were)
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Directions Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.
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1) I (be) tired.

2) I (be) hungry.

3) I (be) _____ late!

4) He (be) ___ cool.
5) She (be) ______ pretty.
6) It (be) ______ fast.
7) You (be) ____ nice.
8) We (be) _____ sleepy.
9) They (be) ______ funny.
10) John (be) ______ excited.

11) Tiffany and Uma (be) _________ my friends.

12) Ricardo, John and I (be) _________ watching a movie.

13) James (be) ________ kind.

14) Alisa (be) _________ young.

15) The hammer (be) _______ new.

16) My mother and father (be) _______ cooking dinner.

17) Rachel (be) _________ driving to school.

18) Kane and Billy (be) playing at the park.

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19) The students (be) ________ studying English.

20) The test (be) _____ hard.